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Is anything the matter with the following sentence? 'I could buy only two tickets.'

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Senior English Teacher for IBDP/IGCSE/IELTS/PTE/GRE/SAT/OET/College Essays writing Courses

It's grammatically correct,this mentions that you were able to buy only 2 tickets
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Financial Accounting Expert

Correct sentence is I could buy two tickets only.
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The sentence is correct
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I am a qualified English Teacher with 5 years of Experience.

Generally We use singular after only, but I'd say people are speaking these kind of sentences.
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Means...what u want to know...
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Maths and language expert.

This is a correct sentence.It shows past ability.
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Certified Soft Skills and Voice & Accent Trainer

No there isn't. The sentence is correct.
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your sentence is write but ur question framing is wrong .. the question should have been is anything wrong with the below sentence or simplest is the below correct? .. "the" is a definite article used usually with specific things .. and meaning of words differ and even there requirement as per the quetion...
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your sentence is write but ur question framing is wrong .. the question should have been is anything wrong with the below sentence or simplest is the below correct? .. "the" is a definite article used usually with specific things .. and meaning of words differ and even there requirement as per the quetion there is no need to use matter as the word matter relates to something vast and concerned. read less
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The sentence is correct
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There is nothing wrong with the sentence. It is perfect. It is just the past tense of the sentence: "I can buy only two tickets". 'Could is the past tense of 'can'. Therefore your sentence simply means: I was able to buy two tickets.'
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