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Limey Posted 15 years ago
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"Only then can he learn" vs "Only then he can learn"
Reading a book and just wondering what are the differences between "Can he" and "He Can"
"Only when he has mastered all of the four stages of elementary reading is the child prepared to move o nto the higher levels of reading. Only then can he read independently and learn on his own. Only then can he begin to become a really good reader."
Is "can he" used to signify the importance of the possibility verb "can"?
"Only when he has mastered all of the four stages of elementary reading is the child prepared to move o nto the higher levels of reading. Only then can he read independently and learn on his own. Only then can he begin to become a really good reader."
Is "can he" used to signify the importance of the possibility verb "can"?
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Limey Is "can he" used to signify the importance of the possibility verb "can"? No. It's much simpler than you think.
- Limey Is "can he" used to signify the importance of the possibility verb "can"?
- No.
- It's much simpler than you think.
- Whenever your sentence begins with "Only when", "Only then", "Only if", and so on, the subject and verb are inverted.
- "Only" triggers inversion.
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LimeyIs "can he" used to signify the importance of the possibility verb "can"?No. It's much simpler than you think.
Whenever your sentence begins with "Only when", "Only then", "Only if", and so on, the subject and verb are inverted. "Only" triggers inversion. Negatives like no, not, never, and nowhere also trigger inversion.
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