The correct meaning for the different positions of 'only' in an English sentence.In English, we can put the word 'only' almost anywhere in the sentence and mean different things. And, yes, you are right that in some places in can be ambiguous such as the example you provided, but that example shouldn't be ambiguous. Americans have gotten lazy.
1) Only he eats pasta on Sundays. (Not his sister.)
2) He only eats pasta on Sundays. (He doesn't buy it, play with it, make it,...)
3) He eats only pasta on Sunday. (He eats nothing else on Sunday.)
4) He eats pasta only on Sunday. (Not on any other day of the week. -or- similar to #3, just pasta on Sunday.)
5) He eats pasta on only Sunday. (needs more, "... on only one Sunday of the year.")
6) He eats pasta on Sunday only. (Not on any other day of the week.)
Bonjour,
Hi, I'm sorry if this post is in the wrong place I wasn't sure were to direct it to. But I was wondering if you have a sentence that has You and I in it or a person's name then either I or me(moi) how would that be categorized by?
Would it be direct object pronouns?
Thanks
Nicole
I've tried several times to see if I could make it with a B2 dictee, but I've found that when I go to one of them, there is no dictee --there is no "play" button to start the dictation. Has this been disabled because I'm not supposed to try at that level or is there something about the B2 level that I don't know/understand? Also, when I'm finished with the dictees and fill in the blanks things, I don't know how to get to a quiz section and I really need to practice more with them. Aidez-moi! Merci bien!
I was taught that "Comment vous appelez-vous" was a perfectly proper way to ask "What is your name." It was in our textbook as the only way to ask this question. Later, when my daughter took French, she learned to say, "
I have a question why do we put an arrival before a sport such as je faire du tennis isn’t du means some or off what does mean if we put it before the sport?
In English, we can put the word 'only' almost anywhere in the sentence and mean different things. And, yes, you are right that in some places in can be ambiguous such as the example you provided, but that example shouldn't be ambiguous. Americans have gotten lazy.
1) Only he eats pasta on Sundays. (Not his sister.)
2) He only eats pasta on Sundays. (He doesn't buy it, play with it, make it,...)
3) He eats only pasta on Sunday. (He eats nothing else on Sunday.)
4) He eats pasta only on Sunday. (Not on any other day of the week. -or- similar to #3, just pasta on Sunday.)
5) He eats pasta on only Sunday. (needs more, "... on only one Sunday of the year.")
6) He eats pasta on Sunday only. (Not on any other day of the week.)
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