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- 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
- grammaticality - Indian English use of only - English Language . . .
I am from Bangalore and people here tend use the word only to emphasise something in a sentence For example: We are getting that only printed What is the proper way to put 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
- only then can you do vs only then you can do [duplicate]
Only then can you do is the common construction, as you are taking the words out of their common SVO and putting them in a somewhat set-by-tradition manner in this example
- Only when. . . vs it was only when. . . - English Language Usage . . .
In " Only When ", there is a sense of urgency, a slightly more 'involved' writing "It was only when" is by comparision more 'relaxed' writing, more like someone is recounting something to someone
- meaning - Does it matter where you put “only”? - English Language . . .
Could you please tell me which one of these sentences is correct, or are they both grammatically correct? This will only happen if you go with me This will happen only if you go with me
- grammaticality - About using only with present perfect - English . . .
The placement of only has nothing to do with the present perfect construction, but with the placement of the focus NP that only binds Here's what McCawley (p 68) says about it: There are a number of words in English (only, even, too, also) that are associated with a focus: an item that is implicitly contrasted with other items, as in John drinks only beer, where only serves to contrast beer
- 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
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