where can i put "only" into the sentence.
My younger brother, Sungwon and I (only) promised Mom to play computer games on weekends (only) last Monday.

My younger brother, Sungwon and I promised Mom not to play computer games except on weekends.

are those expressions right?. which of them do you think is more natural?

thanks for your helps.

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where can i put "only" into the sentence.
My younger brother, Sungwon and I (only) promised Mom to play computer games on weekends (only) last Monday.

My younger brother, Sungwon and I promised Mom  not to play computer games except on weekends.

are those expressions right?. which of them do you think is more natural?

thanks for your helps.

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The second is the correct one, however if you wanted to use the word 'only' then you could say:

My younger brother, Sungwon and I, promised our mother that we would only play computer games at/on weekends.

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Last Monday, My brother Sungwon and I promised our mother we would (only) play computer games (only) on weekends. The “only” can go in either position in the sentence, and emphasises that will will play only on weekends and not during the day. :D

If you say “only last Monday” you are emphasising you made the promise only a short time ago, only a few days.

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"on weekends only" is also correct and more natural. Thanks so much for your kindness.

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The second "only" sounds more natural and correct as it refers to the weekend (that you are allowed to play games)

The first "only" implies that you only promised your mum one thing- not to play games- so the meaning of the sentence changes slightly.

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