Monday, November 14, 2016

grammar - Using "not only but also"



Here is a question I got:

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Will the correct answer be



"Not only does Earth Day deserve a commemoration, but also our total dedication."



or



"Earth Day deserves not only a commemoration, but also our total dedication."?


Answer





"Earth Day deserves not only a commemoration, but also our total dedication."




This is correct here, since is perfectly maintains the parallelism. However, you have to remove the comma.




"Not only does Earth Day deserve a commemoration, but also our total dedication."





This breaks the parallelism, so it is incorrect. A better alternative would be "Not only does Earth Day deserve a commemoration, it deserves our total dedication".


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