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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

only if

Only if we come together, will we overcome these obstacles.

Is the above correct?
Thanks.
  

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Hi N2G I see nothing wrong with the sentence. Is it will we that bothers you? Shall we isn't required because will we isn't a question.

— Cool Breeze

  • Hi N2G I see nothing wrong with the sentence.
  • Is it will we that bothers you?
  • Shall we isn't required because will we isn't a question.
  • Besides, shall we isn't necessary even in all types of questions.
  • CB
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Hi N2G
I see nothing wrong with the sentence. Is it will we that bothers you? Shall we isn't required because will we isn't a question. Besides, shall we isn't necessary even in all types of questions.
CB
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Thanks, CB. Actually there's another only construction which reverse the order of the first clause instead of the second. That's what I always struggle with. What's the rule here? Do you reverse based on the existence of "not"?

Not only do we see Gotham in the daylight, but Christian Bale may also be the first Bruce Wayne who’s more at home crouching in a monastery
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New2grammarWhat's the rule here?
Inversion usually occurs in the main clause if a sentence is introduced negatively. Typical words are not, never, only, little, seldom, hardly, scarcely:
Not for a moment did I believe him!
Not until he had come in did I realise how bad the weath
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Cool BreezeInversion usually occurs in the main clause
Great explanation! Thanks, CB.
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New2grammar
Cool BreezeInversion usually occurs in the main clause
Great explanation! Thanks, CB.

You're welcome, N2G!
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