Apr 13, 2017 · 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. …

Aug 21, 2021 · P2. only but (also but only): (a) only, merely; (b) except only. Now poetic. Source: Oxford English Dictionary (login required) Below are some only but examples from the Corpus …

2 The Oxford English Dictionary defines but only (which can also occur as only but) as meaning ‘ (a) only, merely; (b) except only’, and comments that its use is now poetical.

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.

Which is grammatically correct? I can only do so much in this time. or I can do only so much in this time.

Aug 28, 2013 · Which sentence is correct? (A) Mosquito larvae can only be seen through a microscope. (B) Mosquito larvae can be only seen through a microscope. (C) Mosquito larvae …

Mar 27, 2020 · You should put only before a verb phrase when either (a) the verb phrase is the focussed constituent of only, or (b) when the verb phrase contains another constituent that is …

Aug 31, 2016 · The wording implies that only B matters, not C, D, E, ... "I will help you prepare for the meeting only if you finish your report": This implies that finishing the report is a necessary …

The only way to avoid ambiguity is to say "We are getting only that printed" and to emphasize "that". When it's written, where "only" is placed can eliminate or create ambiguity. All other …

Jun 9, 2020 · However, "one and only one" adds emphasis to the fact that there is only one, and draws attention to it. For example, the student who is the only one who failed, might feel more …