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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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00First they tried to explain it in their own words and give some examples, and 01b00only then did they hit02b00 the books to read something more on the given subject and try to do a few exercises. 0-
  

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0 It's correct. 'Only then' = not until that time. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 It's correct.
  • 'Only then' = not until that time.
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0 It's correct. 'Only then' = not until that time. 0-
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00I was, however, more interested in the tense "only then did they..." I would rather try to say "Only then they hit..."02br
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0Everything's clear. Thank you 050010id5
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0Everything's clear. Thank you 050010id5
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then What about 'only then they did hit ...'

'did they hit..' is normally question order. isn't it?

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