
meaning - "If" vs "Only if" vs "If and only if" - English Language ...
2017年4月13日 · 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
Correct position of "only" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time. or I can do only so much in this time.
What's the meaning of "only that" - English Language & Usage …
2015年12月14日 · Is the meaning of "only that" similar to "unless"? For example: This does not mean that it is freely chosen, in the sense of the autonomous individual, only that there is popular agency in the
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.
What is a word to describe something that belongs exclusively to …
2017年1月11日 · I'm trying to find a word (or idiom or phrase) that describes something which is perceived as belonging to one person or group of people only. To contextualise this question I'll provide the paragr...
word choice - Use of "only" and "alone" - English Language
2016年6月16日 · How would you use "only" or "alone" to denote whether something happened exclusively in one place? For example "It happened only in the United States" or "It happened in the United States alone". The
What's the meaning of a text message consisting only of a dot?
Hope it's not off-topic since well, texting language is still a language. It sometimes happens that during a conversation someone sends a text message that consists only of one dot – no space, no word, no other punctuation, just one period glyph and …
What's the best way to use "either" on more than two options?
Then if the option is only two, should I still use "either ~ or", or remove the "either" in that case, too? Also, removing "either" on three or more case is still better than using it?
grammar - When can I use "Only do ..." vs. when must I use "Only ...
2015年6月24日 · The following sentence is ungrammatical: *Only was Bob absent. And because we do not need inversion when only modifies a Subject, we don't need to use DO as a dummy auxiliary in these sentences either: Only nincompoops cycle to work on Thursdays. The following is not good: *Only do nincompoops cycle to work on Thursdays. Preposing and Adjuncts
word choice - Difference between 'just' and 'only' - English …
1 There is no difference between "just" and "only" in the context of this sentence. The problem with this sentence is that neither of the constructions "not just airports" or "not only airports" cannot be used as the subject of a sentence. *Not just airports are …