Sole and only
Hi,
I would like to know if I can use 'only' instead of 'sole' in the sentences below? And what's the difference between them?
1. Jasmine has the sole/only responsibility for making this store successful.
2. Milo’s sole/only reason for attending the party was to make sure his friends got home safely.
3. The sole/only owner of the company is Elon Musk.
Thank you very much.
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anonymous 1. Jasmine has the sole/only responsibility for making this store successful. Here you can't substitute 'only'.
- anonymous 1.
- Jasmine has the sole/only responsibility for making this store successful.
- Here you can't substitute 'only'.
- In this sentence 'sole' is not taken to apply to 'responsibility', as 'only' does.
- It's not saying that the only responsibility that Jasmine has is to make the store successful.
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anonymous1. Jasmine has the sole/only responsibility for making this store successful.
Here you can't substitute 'only'.
In this sentence 'sole' is not taken to apply to 'responsibility', as 'only' does. It's not saying that the only responsibility that Jasmine has is to make the store successful. It's saying that Jasmine is the only one who has th
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