- grammaticality - Correct position of only - English Language Usage . . .
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time or I can do only so much in this time
- meaning - If vs Only if vs If and only if - English Language . . .
Yes, the person would yell once you fell, but only if you fell "If" and "Only if" used in the same way means the same thing, except that "only if" is more forceful, more compelling "If and only if" is the most obligatory of the three, in which the action has been distinguished and emphasised, "If, and only if " It's the most forceful of the three
- Is only vs only is - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which one is correct usage of quot;only quot; and difference between the following sentences what is point of living if it is only a stuggle what is point of living if it only is a struggle
- What is the proper usage of not only. . . but also?
Not only are there students in the room, but also parents (here, the parents are there part is not quite required, so you don't have to say but parents are also there because it's implied )
- What is the difference between only if and but only if?
The wording implies that only B matters, not C, D, E, "I will help you prepare for the meeting only if you finish your report": This implies that finishing the report is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient condition for me to help you prepare for the meeting
- Only vs but only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The question asks for a general answer but gives only one special context In general, only and but only are not substitutable *They but only work that way occasionally
- When should only come before a verb phrase? [duplicate]
You should put only before a verb phrase when either (a) the verb phrase is the focussed constituent of only, or (b) when the verb phrase contains another constituent that is the focus of only Words with a focus (e g, only, even, too, also) can go either immediately before their focussed constituent, or before any constituent that contains it
- Inversion after only when, only after, only if, only in this way . . .
When only after, only if, only in this way etc are placed at the beginning of the sentence for rhetorical effect, the subject and auxiliary are inverted: Only after lunch can you play
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