[wanabidii] Re: English Grammar

Here are my answers:

What's the difference between these 2 sentences:


Brian has only 5 shillings.

and

Brian only has 5 shillings

Brian has only 5 shillings --

It is possible that Brian has other things too but as far as money is concerned, all Brian has is 5 shillings.

Brian only has 5 shillings--

This was a trick question. It's not grammatically correct. It's a very awkward sentence. Therefore it does not mean anything.

But had it been: "Only Brian has 5 shillings"  then it would be grammatically correct and it would mean that of all the people, only one person, Brian, has 5 shillings.

Courage

On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 9:56 PM, Maurice Oduor <mauricejoduor@gmail.com> wrote:

Let's try this today. I was asked this by a student in my immigrant class on Saturday.

What's the difference between these 2 sentences:

Brian has only 5 shillings.

and

Brian only has 5 shillings

They mean 2 very different scenarios completely.

Courage

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