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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'Only then' inversion

Hi

Can we use 'only then' in a sentence like this?

Only then we were in did I see the danger.

Or

Only then did I see the danger we were in.

PS. The original sentence is "I saw only then the danger we were in".
  

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The 1st one is not possible; the 2nd one is fine.

  • The 1st one is not possible; the 2nd one is fine.
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The 1st one is not possible; the 2nd one is fine.

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