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22 févr. 2018 · 1. it's all in the nuance of the implied negative: Case 1: The information is absolutely necessary. Other sources of information may clarify, but he must definitely have the mentioned information in order to find the solution, he cannot find the solution without it. Case 2: If he uses this information, he can find the solution without recourse ...
3. " (which is used for only tables)" is sufficiently unnatural that I would call it just wrong, particularly in US technical English (but I suspect in other forms as well) Here I would use " (which is used only for tables)" invariably. A comment suggests " (which is used for tables only)". This is acceptable, but in my experience is less common.
1. if only. even if for no other reason than: Willy would have to tell George more, if only to stop him pestering. (Oxford Dictionary of English) b) used to give a reason for something, although you think it is not a good one. Media studies is regarded as a more exciting subject, if only because it’s new. (Longman)
21 janv. 2018 · In these sentences, the subject and the auxiliary verb are inverted. You can find other examples with only here: only if, only after, only then, etc and not until. For details of other negative adverbials, for example under no circumstances, see the Oxford Guide to English Grammar, page 27. You can only play after lunch. Only after lunch can ...
expresses a desire for snow and the belief that adding snow would make the city look amazing. It does not prevent other events from making the city look amazing. "Only if ..." suggests that there is no other way for the city to look amazing. However, changing the first two words of the sentence to "Only if" leave it poorly written and difficult ...
9 déc. 2023 · By the way, the only serves to make the sentence sound as though the sentence is contradicting a prior expectation, in other words that one might imagine that more people would come. Conversely, A few people came tends to sound as though it is countering a prior assumption that no one at all would come.
5. You should use "I", but the verb must agree. Only I am working today. But other expressions are possible and may be prefered: I am the only person working today. Or you could say the only person working today is me, if you want to keep me and is.
15. "Sole" means "the only one". "Only" means the set is restricted to the identified members, but there could be more than one in that set. That is, in all your examples, you could use either "sole" or "only" and the sentence would mean the same thing, EXCEPT for #5. You cannot say, "The two women were the sole survivors" because "sole" means ...
That's the way most native speakers will say it, even if they don't have a specific reason why. The second phrasing ("reply to me only") is not incorrect in a technical sense. "To me only" is still an adverb phrase modifying "reply". But it feels strange and old-fashioned to a modern listener. When speaking, use either one.
1 janv. 2015 · If only I had known about your arrival, I could have come to the station to receive you. the speaker is only saying that they would have had the ability to be at the station. Whether they would have actually turned up or not is left unstated. If only he could have explained. is saying that 'he' was not able to explain. But if we change it to would:
