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Kaipe Tian Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

don't only

Hi, everybody.
Here is a grammar question.
"Problems with trading standards don't affect only American farmers"
Does it mean problems with trading standards affect not just for American farmers or problems with trading standards only don't have any affect on American farmers?
What is the grammar here?
Thanks!
  

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"Problems with trading standards don't affect only American farmers."
It means "Problems with trading standards affect not just American farmers."
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Thanks, I think so but do you know the reason?
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"Problems with trading standards don't affect only American farmers."

Problems with trading standards don't affect only American farmers. Other people are affected too.
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Kaipe TianWhat is the grammar here?
A negative (don't) followed by only applies to a sentence element that occurs later in the sentence, not to anything in the sentence that occurs before.

These problems don't affect only Americans. = These problems affect not only Americans but (these problems) also (affect) oth
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