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Consider the sentence- "Tom cooks fish for his family."  1        2       3     4    5     6 where the words are numbered for convenience of reference. Consider the insertion of a single word 'only' into this sentence to indicate a desired emphasis. Where shall the word be inserted if the emphasis is to be- (i) On the uniqueness of the dish (ii) On the person cooking (iii) On the uniqueness of the people for whom it is cooked

Consider the sentence- "Tom cooks fish for his family."  1        2       3     4    5     6 where the words are numbered for convenience of reference. Consider the insertion of a single word 'only' into this sentence to indicate a desired emphasis. Where shall the word be inserted if the emphasis is to be- (i) On the uniqueness of the dish (ii) On the person cooking (iii) On the uniqueness of the people for whom it is cooked Correct Answer (i) Between 2 and 3 (ii) Before 1 (iii) Between 3 and 4

The correct answer is option 3.

  • 'Only' is an adverb that can be used at multiple positions in a sentence to lay emphasis on various things. 'Only' needs to be closer to the word, phrase, or clause it modifies.
    • In our first part, we have to lay emphasis on the uniqueness of the dish i.e. Tom cooks nothing except fish.
    • So, we place 'only' before the noun 'fish'.
    • In our second part, we need an emphasis on the person cooking i.e. no one except Tom cooks.
    • So, we place it before 'Tom'.
    • In our third part, we need an emphasis on the uniqueness of the people for whom the fish is cooked i.e. it is cooked just for Tom's family.
    • So, we place it before the phrase starting with 'for'.

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