F2F Class Notes 14th January (Tony)

Grammar

Put the word ‘Only’ anywhere in this sentence.

She told him that she loved him.

She told him that she loved him only. (He is the only one she loved)

Only she told him that she loved him. (Maybe another one loves him, but didn’t tell him)

She only told him that she loved him. (she didn’t really love him, she just told him that)

She told him that she only loved him. (He maybe thought she hated him before, but he was wrong)

She told only him that she loved him. (She didn’t tell other people, maybe it’s a secret)

Shows how the Adverb (only) changes the entire meaning of the sentence. It can come before or after a verb, and also affect the subject.

Volcano – a live mountain, has magma inside it

eg: “I will hike near that volcano.” “Actually the volcano is in Surabaya, a place in Indonesia.”