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 #2 (permalink) Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:38 am sentence pattern: only now did he do sth |
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| The adverb only brought out the did for the two sentences and put it before the subjects to emphasize another adverb now. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:58 am sentence pattern: only now did he do sth |
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| James wrote: |
| The adverb only brought out the did for the two sentences and put it before the subjects to emphasize another adverb now. |
if in that case, why doesn't it use the word form "decides" and " shows" , but use the original form "decide" and " show" ? |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:23 am sentence pattern: only now did he do sth |
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It's like:
He decided vs. Did he decide? It shows vs. Does it show? |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:27 am sentence pattern: only now did he do sth |
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Hi,
You might find this useful:
| Alan wrote: |
Hi,
When you begin a sentence with an expression such as 'Nowhere else' or indeed expressions like 'Not only' 'In no circumstances' 'Never' and so on where there is a negative element and also where such an expression is put first for emphasis, you then invert the subject and verb that follow. That's the reason why it is 'do they'.
Look at these: Never have I seen such a wonderful scene. Not only did I see it, I also photographed it.
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