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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

is the position of ONLY right?

0I'd like to know if the three sentences are grammatically correct and if I change their meanings by changing the position of the adverb.02br
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00 I 01b00only 02b00drink milk02br
00 I drink 01b00only 02b00milk02br
00 I drink milk 01b00only02b02br
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00 thank you!02br
00 Raquel0-
  

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0 Hi Kekel,02br 00 I asked a very similar question not long ago:02br 02br 00 I only drink milk - This is the usual one, the most natural. 02br 02br 00Wait for a better explanation now... 050010id1

  • 0 Hi Kekel,02br 00 I asked a very similar question not long ago:02br 02br 00 I only drink milk - This is the usual one, the most natural.
  • 02br 02br 00Wait for a better explanation now...
  • 050010id1
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0 Hi Kekel,02br
00 I asked a very similar question not long ago:02br
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00 I only drink milk - This is the usual one, the most natural. When you use "only" the meaning changes according to which word you stress, not its position in the sentence.02br
00 I drink only milk - This is ok too, there's more emphasis on "milk", but it's not as good as t
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01cite10Kekel12cite10I'd like to know if the three sentences are grammatically correct and if I change their meanings by changing the position of the adverb.12br
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10I 11b10only 12b10drink milk 11b11font10"Only" here limits the verb: I do not boil milk,
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01cite10Philip12cite11blockquote
11cite20Kekel22cite20I'd like to know if the three sentences are grammatically correct and if I change their meanings by changing the position of the adverb.22br
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20I 21b20only 22b20drink milk 21b21font
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00I'd like to know if the three sentences are grammatically correct and if I change their meanings by changing the position of the adverb.12br
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10 I 11b10only 12b10drink milk12br
10 I drink 11b10only 12b10milk12br
10 I drink milk 11b10only12b

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