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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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not only

0what does this mean? "not only does she enjoy talking about her kids"0-
  

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0 Hi Anon02br 02br 00What you've posted is the 01u 00first half02u 00 a sentence. The sentence will probably continue with the words 'but also':02br 00"... 02br 02br 00In addition, when a sentence begins with 'Not only', you typically need to invert the subject and the verb.

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  • 0 Hi Anon02br 02br 00What you've posted is the 01u 00first half02u 00 a sentence.
  • The sentence will probably continue with the words 'but also':02br 00"...
  • 02br 02br 00In addition, when a sentence begins with 'Not only', you typically need to invert the subject and the verb.
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0 Hi Anon02br
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00What you've posted is the 01u00first half02u00 a sentence. The sentence will probably continue with the words 'but also':02br
00"... but she also enjoys ..."02br
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00And that would mean that 01i00 it is not just talking about her kids that she enjoys -- she enjoys something else too02
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0 Hi Amy,02br
00I was wondering if 01b01i00"Not only do I speak English, but I also speak German"02i02b00 sounded too formal or literary in everyday English...02br
00Would 01b01i00"I not only speak English, but also speak German"02i02b00 be ok? 02br
00Or is it always better to say 01
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi Amy,12br
10I was wondering if 11b11i10"Not only do I speak English, but I also speak German"12i12b10 sounded too formal or literary in everyday English...12br
10Would 11b11i10"I not only speak English, but also speak German"12i
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0 Perfect, [y]02br
00Thank you. 050010id1
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10sounded too formal12blockquote
10How formal is too formal? The truth is this is more a question of who you are; what is your personality; and how do you wish to project yourself. Sentences that seem very formal to some seem quite informal to others but none of the above are 01i00too 
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0 what if i want to say that she doesn't enjoy talking about her kids by using "not only" could this be possible? 0-
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0No.02br
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00Not only is used when you do something plus something else.02br
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00Not only does she talk about her kids, she shows us photographs of them as well.02br
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00She both talks about her kids and shows us photos.0-
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0 okie got it! thank you very much =] 0-
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