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Neo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

The usage of ONLY

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00I have a question about a rule of the usage of "only". 02br
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00Let me give you the background first. 02br
00Mike and George are taking the same class. 02br
00Both of them have been to Spain before. 02br
00Other people in the class have never been to Spain before. 02br
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00Now, I tried writing some sentences below. Which one sounds most natural? 02br
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001. Mike and George are the only two students in the class who have been to Spain. 02br
002. Mike and George are only two students in the class who have been to Spain. 02br
003. Mike and George are the two only students in the class who have been to Spain. 02br
004. Mike and George are two only students in the class who have been to Spain. 02br
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0 Sorry to disagree, Pianne, but I think 2 sounds most natural. "The only 2 students who have ...." 02br
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0 I made a mistake with the number, I meant 1., and mabye you too, Abbie? Look more closely... LOL! 0-
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0 Why even mention the two, there are two names, I assume the person reading can count. 02br
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00Mike and George are the only students in the class who have been to Spain. 0-
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0 I'd go with 1, or Nona's version. 02br
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00CJ 0-
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0Jim and Pieanne, thank you - I meant 1! So - great minds think alike, Pieanne - we both made the same error!!!050010id10
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0 Thank you all! 0-
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0 If you see this, could we try the chat room? 0-
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0Sorry - didn't see it till 6pm! 050010id9
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0 I think the first one is much more correct. 02br
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