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Consider the sentence- "We can guess what happened."  1        2     3       4         5 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 speaker (ii) On what the speaker could do

Consider the sentence- "We can guess what happened."  1        2     3       4         5 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 speaker (ii) On what the speaker could do Correct Answer (i) Before 1 (ii) Between 2 and 3

The correct answer is option 1.

  • '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 speaker i.e. nobody except the speaker could guess.
    • So, we place 'only' before the speaker i.e. before 1.
    • In our second part, we need an emphasis on what could be done i.e. nothing except 'guessing' could be done.
    • So, we place it before the verb 'guess'.

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