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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

One and only

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00(a). A process that leads to the occurrence of 01b01i00one and only02i00 01i00one02i02b00 of several possible observations02br
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00(b). A process that leads to the occurrence of 01b01i00only one02i00 02b00of several possible observations02br
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00The sentence (a) is the original sentence. 02br
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00(1) What is the difference in meaning between sentence (a) and sentence (b)?02br
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00(2) Is the sentence (b) grammatically correct?02br
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00(3) Does sentence (b) convey the same meaning as sentence (a)?02br
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00(3) In what context, 'one and only one' must be used?0-
  

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0 1 No significant difference. 02br 00 2 Yes. 02br 00 4 There is no context in which it 01u 00must02u 00 be used.

  • 0 1 No significant difference.
  • 02br 00 2 Yes.
  • 02br 00 4 There is no context in which it 01u 00must02u 00 be used.
  • It can be used whenever you wish to draw attention to a singularity.
  • 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
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0 1 No significant difference. Emphasis on singularity.02br
00 2 Yes. b is correct.02br
00 3 Yes.02br
00 4 There is no context in which it 01u00must02u00 be used. It can be used whenever you wish to draw attention to a singularity. It is used most often when the author believes that the typical reader would not normally pay
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0 Thanks much for a quick and clear explanation, CJ. 0-

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