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4. März 2020 · Hi, everyone! I hope every one of you is doing fine. 1. A woman gives her heart only to the man she chooses of her own free will. 2. A woman gives her heart to only the man she chooses of her own free will. May you kindly tell me which of the two sentences above is correct? Thank you very much!
8. Sept. 2022 · Sep 9, 2022. #5. "Only ever" is an interesting juxtaposition. Ever usually means " (at) any time" and sometimes means "always", but neither "only at any time" nor "only always" makes any sense. I have yet to see a proper explanation of this syntax. "I only ever read fiction when I’m at school" actually means that the speaker never reads ...
31. Dez. 2010 · Although "What we only have is a piece of bread to eat for lunch" doesn't violate any rules of English grammar, I don't think any native speaker would say it, few would write it unless they were deliberately trying to be complicated or difficult to understand, and teachers of English writing would criticize it as bad style.
11. Aug. 2014 · 1. Only rarely have the students studied hard for the exam. The students occasionally studied hard for the exam, but not very often. Or only never... I would not use "only" if you use the word "never". "Never have the students studied hard for the exam." - The students never studied hard for the exam. 2.
7. Feb. 2007 · English United States. Feb 7, 2007. #2. Both phrases are a little strange, so here is the closest -. John has been given only books by Mary. [As in, Mary has given John nothing except books?] The word "only" normally comes just before the words it describes. Even English speakers mis-use "only" quite often. Here are some correct ways to use it -.
11. Dez. 2010 · Only should precede (stand immediately in front of) the word it qulaifies. However, unlike German which is very precise, English is quite forgiving regarding the positioning of parts of speech. For example I only went to school twice last week. Last week I only went to school twice. I only went twice to school last week.
16. Nov. 2013 · We’ll let H. W. Fowler, the language maven’s language maven, have the final say on this: “For He only died a week ago no better defence is perhaps possible than that it is the order that most people have always used & still use, & that, the risk of misunderstanding being chimerical, it is not worth while to depart from the natural.”
28. Juni 2024 · Years after my first and only art history class, I am insufferable at museums. “That’s definitely a Matisse,” I say. “You can tell because of the brushwork and the vibrant use of color.” Sometimes it is not a Matisse. Sometimes it is a Manet, and I am quiet for a while. But usually it is a Matisse, and I am smug as a picnic.
19. Juni 2017 · Jun 19, 2017. #3. 'Only' is considered to have negative meaning, so you're putting a negative phrase at the front of the sentence. This causes inversion of subject and auxiliary. There isn't an auxiliary in the plain sentence (without inversion) so you need to add one: a form of 'do'. They produce original malt whisky only in Scotland.
23. März 2007 · Senior Member. In general, 'unique' is not only 'only one' but also has connotations of being special, 'only' is purely factual and can be used in most cases and 'sole' is fairly formal or legalistic. You are the only woman I ever loved and you are unique. I was the sole beneficiary of my uncle's will.
