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27 January
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1. It depends on only whether you can pass the test or not.
2. It only depends on whether you can pass the test or not.
Are both sentences 1 and 2 correct English?
1. It depends on only whether you can pass the test or not.
2. It only depends on whether you can pass the test or not.
Are both sentences 1 and 2 correct English?
2. It only depends on whether you can pass the test or not.
Are both sentences 1 and 2 correct English?
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@ETMoore
Thanks a lot :)
Is this sentence "It depends only whether you can pass the test or not" correct as well?
Thanks a lot :)
Is this sentence "It depends only whether you can pass the test or not" correct as well?
- English (US)
@glitterK That would be incorrect.
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@ETMoore
Then do you think that these sentences A and B below are incorrect as well because of the position of "only"?
A. Jurors were asked to decide only whether he should live or die.
B. Past juries have considered only whether Merck warned doctors.
Then do you think that these sentences A and B below are incorrect as well because of the position of "only"?
A. Jurors were asked to decide only whether he should live or die.
B. Past juries have considered only whether Merck warned doctors.

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