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Offroad Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Only then does/do/will...

Dear teachers

Do these sentences read well?

Only then does he start to speak.
Only then does it being to increase.
Only then can we travel back home.
Only then will I meet them at hospital.

Thank you
  

Top answer

Only then does it begin to increase. " Your version is fine for BrE. Everything else is fine.

  • Only then does it begin to increase.
  • " Your version is fine for BrE.
  • Everything else is fine.
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Only then does it begin to increase.

AmE is "meet them at the hospital." Your version is fine for BrE.

Everything else is fine.
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There's a star next to the "reply" arrow in the bottom right corner.
That gives you a drop-down which includes the edit function.
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There is no 'edit' here. I attached a screeshot. Thank you.
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Sorry, offroad. I assumed the Mod's options in the drop-down would differ from yours, but I have no idea why yours don't include "Edit." I'll make inquires.

Edit. It occurs to me that your edit permit may have simply timed out.
Next time you post a new post, try evoking the edit function sooner after the new post appears. I recall there used to be a twenty-minute wi

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