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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Only if you approve the shipping charges will we ask...

1font01b00Only if you approve the shipping charges 01i01u00will we02u02i00 ask for your credit card details.02b02font02br
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00In the above sentence, I think 01i00will02i00 should be placed after 01i00we02i00. 01b00Am I right?02b00 If you think the above sentence is correct then please give a reason for your answer.02br
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01font01font00Only if you approve the shipping charges 01b01i00we will02i02b00 ask for your credit card details.02br
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0 The original sentence is fine. " Not everybody uses it. 0-

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0 The original sentence is fine. The inversion is caused by the presence "if." Not everybody uses it. 0-
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1b01font00Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask = If you have any questions, then please don't hesitate to ask.02font02b02br
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00In the above sentence 01i00should 02i00is used in the place of 01i00if02i00. I mean 01i00if02i00 could
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0>there is no sense 02br
00 If you're so sure, why ask? 02br
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00 The original sentence has the most elegant phrasing, not your suggested change. 0-
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0The inversion comes with "Only if."02br
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00If you approve the charges, 01u00we will 02u00ship the product.02br
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01i00Only 02i00if you approve the charges 01u00will we 02u00ship the product.0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10The inversion comes with "Only if."12br
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11font10If you approve the charges, 11u11b10we will12b10 12u10ship the product.12font12br
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0 No one has reasons for that, IMO. 02br
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00 This is how the English language has developed in that respect during the time. This is the idiom, i.e. this is how how the majority of educated people speak. 02br
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00 A possible reason: speakers felt the need to emphasize the different circumstances introduced by01b00 only02b00
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00Hi Jackson02br
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00I agree. Doing a lot of listening and reading will help you get a "feel" for when subject-verb inversion typically occurs.02br
00If you want to read up on this, here are a few of the sites that a Google search finds:02br
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0 Hi Jackson02br
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00You are applying logic in learning English. Don't forget we are not discussing maths.02br
00English usage is often logical, but sometimes it isn't and you just have to follow the rules. That is more important than asking why it should be like that. If you apply logic in English, there will be a lot of questions to ask. For example, why shou
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0Hi Yoong Liat,02br
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00Thank you very much for your advice. You are correct sometimes I should just follow the rules. Thanks a lot for always helping me. Wishing you good health and many years of happiness.02br
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00Kind Regards,02br
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00Jack IV0-
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Hi Yoong Liat,12br
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10Thank you very much for your advice. You are correct sometimes I should just follow the rules. Thanks a lot for always helping me. Wishing you good health and many years of happiness.12br
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10Kind Regards,12br
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10Jack I
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