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An increasing body of scientific research suggests that the overall health of the human microbiome – consisting of as many as 1000 different species of bacteria in the gut alone – is not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by behavioral factors as diverse as insomnia, exercise, and oral hygiene.
analysis: this question is testing the parallalism along with the idiom usage,,
Things to know are
1)Not only ……………………….... But also is the correct idiom..
2)not only influenced by…………..But also influenced by (are parallel)
3)not only by …………… But also by (are parallel)
Whereas
4)not only by…………… But also (are not parallel)
5)not only by…………… But also are by (are not parallel)
POE
(A) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by
not only is mapped to but also so idiom is fine but not only influenced by should be paralled with but also influenced by . here the influenced is missing. So parallelism error. This is wrong
(B) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also
similar to a, not only influenced by should be paralled with but also influenced by .here both the influenced and by are missing. So parallelism error. This is also wrong
(C) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by
influenced not only by should be paralleled with but also by . Here it is but also are by. here are is extra . Hence parallelism error. This is also wrong
.
(D) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also by
1) Perfect parallelism of not only by to but also by
2) Idiom also correct of not only to but also.
Hence this is perfect choice.
(E) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also
influenced not only by should be paralled with but also by . Here it is just but also . By is missing here. Hence parallelism error. This is also wrong
So ans is D
analysis: this question is testing the parallalism along with the idiom usage,,
Things to know are
1)Not only ……………………….... But also is the correct idiom..
2)not only influenced by…………..But also influenced by (are parallel)
3)not only by …………… But also by (are parallel)
Whereas
4)not only by…………… But also (are not parallel)
5)not only by…………… But also are by (are not parallel)
POE
(A) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by
not only is mapped to but also so idiom is fine but not only influenced by should be paralled with but also influenced by . here the influenced is missing. So parallelism error. This is wrong
(B) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also
similar to a, not only influenced by should be paralled with but also influenced by .here both the influenced and by are missing. So parallelism error. This is also wrong
(C) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by
influenced not only by should be paralleled with but also by . Here it is but also are by. here are is extra . Hence parallelism error. This is also wrong
.
(D) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also by
1) Perfect parallelism of not only by to but also by
2) Idiom also correct of not only to but also.
Hence this is perfect choice.
(E) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also
influenced not only by should be paralled with but also by . Here it is just but also . By is missing here. Hence parallelism error. This is also wrong
So ans is D
26 Jul 2019, 23:12
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IMO D.
An increasing body of scientific research suggests that the overall health of the human microbiome – consisting of as many as 1000 different species of bacteria in the gut alone – is not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by behavioral factors as diverse as insomnia, exercise, and oral hygiene.
A sentence with NOT ONLY[phrase 1]...BUT ALSO[phrase 2], the phrases 1 and 2 need to be parallel. In the above sentence, "not only influenced by......but also are by" is incorrect. "are by" is not parallel to"influenced by".
(A) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by --> "are by" is not parallel to "influenced by"
(B) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also--> a "influenced by" is needed after but also to make it parallel to "not only influenced by".
(C) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by-->"are by" is not parallel to "by"
(D) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also by-->This is correct. NOT ONLY by...BUT ALSO by. Both the sentences are parallel.
(E) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also--> a "by" is needed after but also to make it parallel to "not only by"
An increasing body of scientific research suggests that the overall health of the human microbiome – consisting of as many as 1000 different species of bacteria in the gut alone – is not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by behavioral factors as diverse as insomnia, exercise, and oral hygiene.
A sentence with NOT ONLY[phrase 1]...BUT ALSO[phrase 2], the phrases 1 and 2 need to be parallel. In the above sentence, "not only influenced by......but also are by" is incorrect. "are by" is not parallel to"influenced by".
(A) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by --> "are by" is not parallel to "influenced by"
(B) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also--> a "influenced by" is needed after but also to make it parallel to "not only influenced by".
(C) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by-->"are by" is not parallel to "by"
(D) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also by-->This is correct. NOT ONLY by...BUT ALSO by. Both the sentences are parallel.
(E) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also--> a "by" is needed after but also to make it parallel to "not only by"
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This question tests us on parallelism concept. We need both sides of idiom "Not only X but also Y" parallel not only in form but also in logic. With this said, elements X and Y must be parallel to each other. Now that we have some basic understanding, let's jump on to options.
(A) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by, - let's remove the fluff "not only INFLUENCED ... but also ARE BY". Here, the option tries to present INFLUENCED (a proper working verb) and ARE (a linking verb) parallel. But no, working verb cannot be parallel to a linking verb. Another issue here is the second element "the overall health of the human microbiome is ARE BY behavioral factors" - does not make much sense, right? Eliminate
(B) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also - in B we have "not only INFLUENCED ... but also BEHAVIOR FACTORS". In other words, not only VERB (influenced) but also NOUN (behavior factors). But verb and noun cannot be parallel. Moreover, second element, as in A, does not make a lot of sense to me "the overall health of the human microbiome is behavioral factors", huh? I hope you agree that this is nonsense, eliminate.
(C) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by - we have "not only BY DIET.... but also ARE BY" OR "not only prepositional phrase but also linking verb". No way can prepositional phrase be parallel to linking verb, nope. Besides, we again have nonsensical meaning in second element "the overall health of the human microbiome is influenced ARE BY behavioral factors". For whatever reason, we can safely get rid of C
(D) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also by - we have "not only BY DIET...but also BY BEHAVIOR FACTORS", this one looks pretty good. It parallels prepositional phrase to prepositional phrase. Besides, the second element makes perfect sense now "the overall health of the human microbiome is influenced BY behavioral factors". Keep D
(E) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also - ok, let's see "not only BY DIET but also BEHAVIOR FACTORS". Can we parallel prepositional phrase to noun? Certainly, no. Besides, again the second element of little sense "the overall health of the human microbiome is influenced behavioral factors", does not really work. Eliminate
D is the best option.
(A) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by, - let's remove the fluff "not only INFLUENCED ... but also ARE BY". Here, the option tries to present INFLUENCED (a proper working verb) and ARE (a linking verb) parallel. But no, working verb cannot be parallel to a linking verb. Another issue here is the second element "the overall health of the human microbiome is ARE BY behavioral factors" - does not make much sense, right? Eliminate
(B) not only influenced by diet and alcohol consumption, but also - in B we have "not only INFLUENCED ... but also BEHAVIOR FACTORS". In other words, not only VERB (influenced) but also NOUN (behavior factors). But verb and noun cannot be parallel. Moreover, second element, as in A, does not make a lot of sense to me "the overall health of the human microbiome is behavioral factors", huh? I hope you agree that this is nonsense, eliminate.
(C) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also are by - we have "not only BY DIET.... but also ARE BY" OR "not only prepositional phrase but also linking verb". No way can prepositional phrase be parallel to linking verb, nope. Besides, we again have nonsensical meaning in second element "the overall health of the human microbiome is influenced ARE BY behavioral factors". For whatever reason, we can safely get rid of C
(D) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also by - we have "not only BY DIET...but also BY BEHAVIOR FACTORS", this one looks pretty good. It parallels prepositional phrase to prepositional phrase. Besides, the second element makes perfect sense now "the overall health of the human microbiome is influenced BY behavioral factors". Keep D
(E) influenced not only by diet and alcohol consumption, but also - ok, let's see "not only BY DIET but also BEHAVIOR FACTORS". Can we parallel prepositional phrase to noun? Certainly, no. Besides, again the second element of little sense "the overall health of the human microbiome is influenced behavioral factors", does not really work. Eliminate
D is the best option.
