If and only if used in the same way means the same thing, except that only if is more forceful, more compelling If and only if is the most obligatory of the three, in which the action has been distinguished and emphasised, if, and only if it's the most forceful of the three The wording implies that only b matters, not c, d, e, I will help you prepare for the meeting only if you finish your report This implies that finishing the report is a necessary but not necessarily sufficient condition for me to help you prepare for the meeting. The only way to avoid ambiguity is to say we are getting only that printed and to emphasize that
When it's written, where only is placed can eliminate or create ambiguity All other suggestions here so far are ambiguous to careful writers and readers Disregard what typical native speakers think is normal in this case. (a) mosquito larvae can only be seen through a microscope (b) mosquito larvae can be only seen through a microscope (c) mosquito larvae can be seen only throug.
If only i had a chance if i only had a chance both sentences bring a lot of resu. 'just' and 'only' carry a similar meaning, and while my feel for language usually helps me decide which one to use, there are times when i'm at a loss From my understanding, 'just' is used as a You should put only before a verb phrase when either (a) the verb phrase is the focussed constituent of only, or (b) when the verb phrase contains another constituent that is the focus of only Words with a focus (e.g, only, even, too, also) can go either immediately before their focussed constituent, or before any constituent that contains it. I can only do so much in this time
Or i can do only so much in this time. Not only are there students in the room, but also parents (here, the parents are there part is not quite required, so you don't have to say but parents are also there because it's implied.) He eats, if only to survive He eats only to survive Do these two have differences
