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Karansardana Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Correct usage of It is only....that...
I'd appreciate if anyone could help me on this -
How do we say 'We play holi only in India' in an It is only..form;
Would it be -
It is only India that we play Holi in.
It is only India where we play Holi in.
It is only in India, we play holi.
Moreover, can anyone please explain the generalization of the phrase 'It is only ...." to me.
Found this @ google -
How do we say 'We play holi only in India' in an It is only..form;
Would it be -
It is only India that we play Holi in.
It is only India where we play Holi in.
It is only in India, we play holi.
Moreover, can anyone please explain the generalization of the phrase 'It is only ...." to me.
Found this @ google -
It is only when you take control of your life that you know you are alive.
Shouldn't it be 'It is only when you take control of your life that you come to know you are alive.
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form;-- It is only in India that we play holi. -- What do you not understand? ') It is only when you take control of your life that you know you are alive.
- form;-- It is only in India that we play holi.
- -- What do you not understand?
- ') It is only when you take control of your life that you know you are alive.
- -- The original is fine, and this is OK too, but it has nothing to do with 'it is only'.
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How do we say 'We play holi only in India' in an It is only..form;-- It is only in India that we play holi.
Moreover, can anyone please explain the generalization of the phrase 'It is only .." to me.-- What do you not understand? It's a cleft sentence ('It's the other book that I want to read.')
It is only when you take control of your life that you know you
Moreover, can anyone please explain the generalization of the phrase 'It is only .." to me.-- What do you not understand? It's a cleft sentence ('It's the other book that I want to read.')
It is only when you take control of your life that you know you
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