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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
It or there?
Hi! everyone.Could you tell me,what should I use in the below sentences?
1-There is only one.(I searched on web and I got that we use noun after "there" but "only" is adjective here)
2-It is the only one(What about this sentence Is this right? Does "the" affect the adjective)
Please guide me right about them,I will be very thankful.
1-There is only one.(I searched on web and I got that we use noun after "there" but "only" is adjective here)
2-It is the only one(What about this sentence Is this right? Does "the" affect the adjective)
Please guide me right about them,I will be very thankful.
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1. Only is an adverb in your sentence. That is irrelevant, though.
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- Only is an adverb in your sentence.
- That is irrelevant, though.
- What matters is that one is a noun.
- In many other languages words such as one, two, the first, the second are classified as numerals and I wonder if that has led your thinking astray?
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1. Only is an adverb in your sentence. That is irrelevant, though. What matters is that one is a noun. In many other languages words such as one, two, the first, the second are classified as numerals and I wonder if that has led your thinking astray? There is commonly used with nouns: There
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