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Taka Posted 20 years ago
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Only after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person.
Is 'did' here a must, or an option?
Is 'did' here a must, or an option?
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Only after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person. not realized There's some accent in that did , which wouldn't (for me) exist otherwise to the same extent. It accentuates the fact that indeed I was able to realize the fact.
- Only after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person.
- not realized There's some accent in that did , which wouldn't (for me) exist otherwise to the same extent.
- It accentuates the fact that indeed I was able to realize the fact.
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Only after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person.
not realized
There's some accent in that did, which wouldn't (for me) exist otherwise to the same extent. It accentuates the fact that indeed I was able to realize the fact.
not realized
There's some accent in that did, which wouldn't (for me) exist otherwise to the same extent. It accentuates the fact that indeed I was able to realize the fact.
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Marius HancuOnly after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person.That's a typo, sorry (I corrected it).
not realized
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Marius HancuOK, check my reply above.So you think it's optional, right?
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Maybe,
Your sentence is formal or literature type.
I think auxiliary + subject has to be used after expressions contain " only "
.
If you delete " did ",
The sentence will be like,
Only after she died, I realized tha
Your sentence is formal or literature type.
I think auxiliary + subject has to be used after expressions contain " only "
.
If you delete " did ",
The sentence will be like,
Only after she died, I realized tha
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>Only after she died, I realized that she was actually a nice person.
>(is this sentence ok ?)
I think it would be understandable, but without did, I would prefer no inversion:
I realized that she was actually a nice person only after she died.
Some would ask for ... she had been a nice person ... as she died.
>(is this sentence ok ?)
I think it would be understandable, but without did, I would prefer no inversion:
I realized that she was actually a nice person only after she died.
Some would ask for ... she had been a nice person ... as she died.
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Marius Hancu Some would ask for ... she had been a nice person ... as she died.I agree. '...she had been' should be better.
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You might also want to read the answers in this other forum to a very similar subject:
http://tinyurl.com/s2m7j
I think that in general I was on the right track here
http://tinyurl.com/s2m7j
I think that in general I was on the right track here
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Hi guys,
Only after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person.
Is 'did' here a must, or an option?
It's a very formulaic kind of structure. To me, 'did' is necessary. If you want to omit 'did', I'd say you should put the restrictive phrase at the end, ie I realized that she w
Only after she died did I realize that she was actually a nice person.
Is 'did' here a must, or an option?
It's a very formulaic kind of structure. To me, 'did' is necessary. If you want to omit 'did', I'd say you should put the restrictive phrase at the end, ie I realized that she w
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