what's the difference between the two sentence?
he only found two mistakes & he found only two mistakes
I think the difference is as follows:
"he only found two mistakes"
=he did nothing else but find those mistakes
"he ONLY found two mistakes!" (emphasis on the only) suggests that he accomplished what others couldn't or didn't expect him to and that his detractors should get a clue
"he found only two mistakes"
=he found no more than two mistakes
"he only found two mistakes"
=he did nothing else but find those mistakes
"he ONLY found two mistakes!" (emphasis on the only) suggests that he accomplished what others couldn't or didn't expect him to and that his detractors should get a clue
"he found only two mistakes"
=he found no more than two mistakes
I don't know how fast and hard this rule is, but I read in a grammar book that we should place "only" before all verbs except modals, auxiliaries and be, regardless of which word it emphasizes.
I only work 4 days a week.
She can only come next week.
Meg is only free on Sundays.
They have only been married for a month.
I only work 4 days a week.
She can only come next week.
Meg is only free on Sundays.
They have only been married for a month.
He only found two mistakes -> could mean: there were many mistakes, but he only found two of them.
He found only two mistakes -> He found only two mistakes, the text was well-written.
He found only two mistakes -> He found only two mistakes, the text was well-written.