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Sub 505 (Easy)|   Idioms/Diction/Redundancy|                              
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As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous strea 23 Jul 2022, 11:44
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Hi AndrewN,

I have a small query- Is "comma" before "but" warranted here? It got my alarm for "comma + fanboys = IC incoming" triggered. Is this a non-issue? Or does the questions need some correction?

I have read Daagh's comment above, and I believe that he thinks it's a non-issue. Do you have the same opinion on this?

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Hello, Deb. I agree that the comma is, in fact, a non-issue. It is common to see such a comma in the idiomatic construct not only X, but also Y. I wrote a post just earlier today in which I advised someone not to make a quick elimination on the basis of a comma + and + phrase construct. The takeaway is that we should probably look to other points to guide our assessment of the answer choices.

Thank you for thinking to ask.

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Just a reminder of the TWICE IN, ONCE OUT rule for parallel structures.

TWICE IN: The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream.....
The preposition of is inside the not only X,but also Y structure, i.e. of is a part of both X and Y, hence "twice in".

ONCE OUT: The Sun is the source of not only heat and light, but also a continuous stream......
The preposition of is outside the not only X,but also Y structure, i.e. of is not a part X or Y, hence "once out".
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You mean using "of" once is wrong? I tend to think using "of" twice would be redundant. Can you elaborate?
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