Which one/s is/are correct?
I can't figure out why you didn't tell me.
I can't figure out why didn't you tell me.
I can't figure out why didn't you tell me?
Thanks
you didn't, didn't you
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Tukanja
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rowenalee
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Re: you didn't, didn't you
This is the correct one.
I can't figure out why you didn't tell me.
I can't figure out why you didn't tell me.
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Re: you didn't, didn't you
Another alternative in the form of a question would be:
I can’t figure it out. Why didn’t you tell me?
I can’t figure it out. Why didn’t you tell me?
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Re: you didn't, didn't you
What about
I can't figure out why didn't you tell me, did you?
I can't figure out why didn't you tell me, did you?
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Joe
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Re: you didn't, didn't you
No, the correct option for this single sentence pattern is as rowenalee says:Tukanja wrote:What about
I can't figure out why didn't you tell me, did you?
I can't figure out why you didn't tell me.
I can't understand why she came.
I can't understand why she didn't come.
I can't make out why you can't accept that.
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Re: you didn't, didn't you
Why did you assert, that I couldn't have accepted that she hadn't come?
Wrong?
Wrong?