Question

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence:

He lived in only one house while he was growing up.

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. He lived in one house only while he was growing up.
• C. He lived in one only house while he was growing up.
• D. He only lived in one house while he was growing up.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

NO CHANGE
He only lived in one house while he was growing up.

As a rule, the word 'only' is always placed as close as possible to the word it is intended to modify. Hence, the correct answer is A and D.