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Creativeguru Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
please explain is there any difference in meaning
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00 Not only are there delays in setting up new infrastructure, what exists is not being utilised effectively. 02 br
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00 Is it ok if I use 'there are' instead of 'are there' in the above sentence does it change the meaning of the sentence or both forms is acceptable? 0-
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00 Not only are there delays in setting up new infrastructure, what exists is not being utilised effectively. 02 br
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00 Is it ok if I use 'there are' instead of 'are there' in the above sentence does it change the meaning of the sentence or both forms is acceptable? 0-
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0 Using 'not only' forces you to put the verb immediately after the only, so you cannot change it. 02 br
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00 You could write: There are many delays...infrastructure; what exists ... 0-
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00 You could write: There are many delays...infrastructure; what exists ... 0-
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0 No! Inversion is needed in cases like this. 02 br
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00 Not only didn't he show, he called to confirm his attendance five minutes before. I guess he must have involved in an accident. If not, I wish he had 05 0 010id 1
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00 Not only didn't he show, he called to confirm his attendance five minutes before. I guess he must have involved in an accident. If not, I wish he had 05 0 010id 1
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