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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Not only do you...
I know that "do you" is correct in this sentence, but how would I explain the grammatical structure of this?
“Do not forget that the workplace, no matter how casual, is still a professional environment. Not only DO YOU need to worry about what your conversations say about you, but you need to think about what they say about the company. Keep in mind you represent the company, and you want to make sure that you are presenting a good image at all times.”
“Do not forget that the workplace, no matter how casual, is still a professional environment. Not only DO YOU need to worry about what your conversations say about you, but you need to think about what they say about the company. Keep in mind you represent the company, and you want to make sure that you are presenting a good image at all times.”
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Anonymous how would I explain the grammatical structure It comes under the category of "inversion after initial negations". Inversion requires an auxiliary. If there is none, auxiliary 'do' is added.
- Anonymous how would I explain the grammatical structure It comes under the category of "inversion after initial negations".
- Inversion requires an auxiliary.
- If there is none, auxiliary 'do' is added.
- ) you need - no auxiliary you do need - auxiliary added do you need - the inverted form not - a negation Thus, Not only do you need ...
- CJ
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Anonymoushow would I explain the grammatical structureIt comes under the category of "inversion after initial negations".
Inversion requires an auxiliary. If there is none, auxiliary 'do' is added. (This is called do-support.)
you need - no auxiliary
you do need - auxiliary added
do you need - the invert
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