Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option to tick the correct meaning of the adverb “only” in the following sentence.

He gave me only ten rupees.

  1. He gave ten rupees to me and nothing more.

  2. He gave ten rupees to me and to nobody else.

  3. He merely gave ten rupees to me and did nothing else for me.

  4. He and nobody else gave me ten rupees.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

(2), (3) and (4) are incorrect because all of them convey a different meaning as compared to what is referred to in the given sentence which indicates that only “ten rupees and nothing more” were given to the subject.

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