What is the difference between these two sentences?
Why are you worried?
Why you are worried?
Which one is correct?
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2some punctuation would go a long way; also some research - which do you think is correct & why. – DoneWithThis. May 29 '15 at 07:08
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Welcome. Yes, it would really help someone answer your question if it was formatted correctly. Have a look at the edit to see what the changes look like. Secondly, and very importantly, we like to help people learn, so make sure you tell us *exactly* what doubts you have, or what you think the difference between the two sentences might be. We like to help, but we are not a correction service! – JMB May 29 '15 at 08:50
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possible duplicate of ["How it works?" vs. "How does it work?"](http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/17778/how-it-works-vs-how-does-it-work) – StoneyB on hiatus May 29 '15 at 11:28
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If I understand your question correctly, this is what you want to know.
Why are you worried?
...why you are worried.
The difference is simple. The first sentence is a question. That is also the reason why it contains inversion.
The second one is not a question, but a subclause which is the reason why it is not inverted. It does not form a complete sentence though, since it is only a subclause. A complete sentence would be, for example:
That is why you are worried.
