Hi
Could you please tell me if both of my sentences are correct?
1- Only then was I able to understand the situation.
2- Only then I was able to understand the situation.
Tom
Hi
Could you please tell me if both of my sentences are correct?
1- Only then was I able to understand the situation.
2- Only then I was able to understand the situation.
Tom
Only the first one sounds correct to me, Tom.
Hi Tom,
Here is the thread of yours:
Expression requiring inversion: ‘By no means, for example!’
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Hi Tom
Your second sentence would only be OK if your intended meaning for “only” was “but”. I assume that was not what you intended, however.
Beginning a sentence with “only then” generally requires inversion of the subject and verb.
Amy