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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
not only ... also
The following sentence is quoted from The Practice of English language Teaching (First published 1991, written by Jeremy Harmer)
We do not only have to show students what language means, we also have to show them how it is used.
I think do should be deleted from the above sentence. Am I right?
We do not only have to show students what language means, we also have to show them how it is used.
I think do should be deleted from the above sentence. Am I right?
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I would, yes. You use "do" when you want to be emphatic. You DO have to show students what language means; you DO have to show them how it's used.
- I would, yes.
- You use "do" when you want to be emphatic.
- You DO have to show students what language means; you DO have to show them how it's used.
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I would, yes.
You use "do" when you want to be emphatic. You DO have to show students what language means; you DO have to show them how it's used. So although it's not wrong, it gets awkward (in my opinion) with the "not only."
You use "do" when you want to be emphatic. You DO have to show students what language means; you DO have to show them how it's used. So although it's not wrong, it gets awkward (in my opinion) with the "not only."
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