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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'only' as a conjunction

Which is the best and why?

a. I do not think many people would feel there is a difference, but that one is more familiar to them than the other.



b. I do not think many people would feel there is a difference, only that one is more familiar to them than the other.



c. I do not think many people would feel there is a difference, only one is more familiar to them than the other.



d. I do not think many people would feel there is a difference-- only that one is more familiar to them than the other.



e. I do not think many people would feel that there is a difference, but/only that one is more familiar to them than the other.

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Top answer

I would use D: it solves the dilemma.

— Mister Micawber

  • I would use D: it solves the dilemma.
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I would use D: it solves the dilemma.
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Mister Micawberit solves the dilemma.

Sorry, but could you please share the dilemma you see? I don't see it
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By using the more casual m-dash, we don't have to worry about the idea of 'only' being a conjunction or a conjunctive adjunct or whatever (B, E), and we don't have to wrestle with the possible accusation of creating a comma-splice fragment (C).
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Mister Micawberwe don't have to wrestle with the possible accusation of creating a comma-splice fragment (C).

Since the omission of 'that' in the earlier noun clause is acceptable (would feel that there is a difference), I thought it would be OK in the following noun clause also. Is it not acceptable to omit 'that' in the second noun clause
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As I said, I would choose D to avoid these considerations.
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