- 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
- 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 )
- 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
- Correct position of only - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time or I can do only so much in this time
- 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
- 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?
- “Only use” vs “use only” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Would one say they “typically only use public transportation” or “typically use only public transportation” inverting the order ? This is to settle an argument between my friends
- When is it necessary to use have had?
I have come across a few sentences that contain "have had" I would like to know in what kind of situations we should use this combination
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