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UPCAT English practice question 24: In which sentence does "only" limit the number of chapters read?

Correct answer

A. She read only three chapters.

A limiting modifier belongs immediately before the element it limits. In A it limits the reader, and in B it most naturally limits the action.

In which sentence does "only" limit the number of chapters read?

  1. She read only three chapters.Correct
  2. Only she read three chapters.
  3. She only read three chapters.
  4. She read three only chapters.

Why A is correct

A limiting modifier belongs immediately before the element it limits. In A it limits the reader, and in B it most naturally limits the action.

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