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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
inversion
1. Not only do weather warnings save crops but they may even save lives.
2. Not only weather warnings save crops but they may even save lives.
I think you'd say #1 sounds undoubtly OK.
What about #2? Does it sound a little off compared to #1? Or will you say #2 is wrong?
Some people make a grammar question with this inversion matter: if "not" comes in the beginning of a sentence inversion takes place.
That's why I ask this question. I want to know whether #2 sounds a little off but acceptable grammarically or #2 is just wrong.
2. Not only weather warnings save crops but they may even save lives.
I think you'd say #1 sounds undoubtly OK.
What about #2? Does it sound a little off compared to #1? Or will you say #2 is wrong?
Some people make a grammar question with this inversion matter: if "not" comes in the beginning of a sentence inversion takes place.
That's why I ask this question. I want to know whether #2 sounds a little off but acceptable grammarically or #2 is just wrong.
Top answer
Number 2 is dead wrong. "
- Number 2 is dead wrong.
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Number 2 is dead wrong. A sentence that begins that way ends differently: "Not only weather warnings save lives but also well-trained emergency services."
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The following variation is correct, or the inverted version.
Weather warnings not only save crops but they may even save lives.
#2 is not correct to my ear.
Weather warnings not only save crops but they may even save lives.
#2 is not correct to my ear.
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