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I've seen questions framed in the following manner many a time:

"Why the sun shines?"
"Why hair grows?"

While the most correct way to frame these kind of questions is obviously:

"Why does the sun shine?"
"Why does hair grow?"

I was wondering if the former two sentences are grammatically sound. They are not something I would personally say, and it doesn't sound right to me (I've always thoughtthought they're wrong); but is it wrong to frame questions in that manner?

I've seen questions framed in the following manner many a time:

"Why the sun shines?"
"Why hair grows?"

While the most correct way to frame these kind of questions is obviously:

"Why does the sun shine?"
"Why does hair grow?"

I was wondering if the former two sentences are grammatically sound. They are not something I would personally say, and it doesn't sound right to me (I've always thought they're wrong); but is it wrong to frame questions in that manner?

I've seen questions framed in the following manner many a time:

"Why the sun shines?"
"Why hair grows?"

While the most correct way to frame these kind of questions is obviously:

"Why does the sun shine?"
"Why does hair grow?"

I was wondering if the former two sentences are grammatically sound. They are not something I would personally say, and it doesn't sound right to me (I've always thought they're wrong); but is it wrong to frame questions in that manner?

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mikhailcazi
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"Why the sun shines?"

I've seen questions framed in the following manner many a time:

"Why the sun shines?"
"Why hair grows?"

While the most correct way to frame these kind of questions is obviously:

"Why does the sun shine?"
"Why does hair grow?"

I was wondering if the former two sentences are grammatically sound. They are not something I would personally say, and it doesn't sound right to me (I've always thought they're wrong); but is it wrong to frame questions in that manner?