GMAT Club World Cup 2022 (DAY 8): Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in

Correct answer : Choice E

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also - Wrong : not only ..... but IT is also .... unnecessary it

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well - Wrong : not only .... but IT is also...... unnecessary it

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Wrong : "is" is inside not only and hence but also needs a verb

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Wrong : Zirconium Nickel alloy is missing for the but also part of the statement

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Correct

It's the typical 'not only - but also' parallelism marker question.

Let's analyse option A:

The problem with option A is that the parallelism is incorrect. "Is sold in not only A, but it is also available". 'Sold' should be parallel to 'available', with the verb 'is' in common.

So, we need to look for the sentence structure (ideally): "alloy is not only sold A, but also available"

Let's check out the other options:


Two things are wrong here: There's no FANBOYS connector word in between the two clauses, and "as well" is redundant. Hence, incorrect.


The verb 'is' is not common here, so the latter part becomes "Ally available", thereby lacking a verb.


This is the worst option because both the subject and the verb are taken inside the 'not only' bracket. A big no to this option.


This is the option we're left with. But also, this is the option we were looking for before going for the option analysis.

Option E is the answer.

Using idiom Not only X ,but also Y -> X and Y should be parallel


A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also. Not parallel .OUT

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well.OUT

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also.Verb is missing after but also .OUT

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also. X and Y are not parallel.OUT

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also.Correct

OA :E

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also : is sold in not only various forms wrong idiom. Reject

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well: also and as well depicts the same comparison. It is redundant. Reject

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also: not only is sold in various forms wrong idiom. Reject

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also: Change the meaning. It says Not only Zirconium Nickel... but there may be some other alloy also. Reject

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also: correct idiom and comparison

E is the correct option

Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms,
such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils,
but it is also available in various grades,
such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade.

Placement of not only should be before sold and there was no need to use it is
Incorrect

Use of not only is done without but also
Use of as well is incorrect.
Incorrect

Not only X, but also Y: X & Y should be parallel
X: is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils
Y : available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade.
X & Y are NOT parallel since is is available in X and is missing in Y.
Incorrect

Not only X, but also Y: X & Y should be parallel
X: Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils
Y : available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade.
X & Y are NOT parallel
Incorrect

Not only X, but also Y: X & Y should be parallel
X: sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils
Y : available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade.
X & Y are parallel to each other
Correct

IMO E

co relative conjunction NOT ONLY X BUT ALSO Y
A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also it is wrong

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well co relative conjunction error

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also co relative conjunction error

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also co relative conjunction error

OPTION E is correct


E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also

Answer is E
A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also
but it is, is wrong
B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well
as well is wrong
C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
but also missing is
D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
missing is
E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
Correct

IMO E

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also -- BUt it is , is wrong

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well Not Only X but also Y

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - NOt only is X but also is Y

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also -Zirconium NIckel alloy should appear before NOt only
E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Correct

Answer D
Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also

maintains the correct parallelism and meaning

The idiom is not only A but also B, A and B should be parallel
A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also

the idiom is not correct, Not only A but it is also B, Wrong answer
B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well
the idiom is not correct, Not only A but it is also B as well, Wrong answer
the correct idiom is not only A but also B
C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
Here the A=is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils,
B =available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade
A and B are not parallel, adjective vs verb, wrong answer
D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
A= Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils
B=available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade
A and B are not parallel, adjective vs verb
A and B are not parallel, Verb vs adjective, Wrong answer
E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
This is the correct answer, A and B are parallel,

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also - It has many possible precedent, hence incorrect, it also has parallelism error as well.

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well - idiom error, correct idiom structure is not onl x, but also y

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Parallelism error, as finite verb is present after not only, so same structure should be continued after but also.

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Parallelism error, as finite verb is present after not only, so same structure should be continued after but also.

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Correct

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also
INCORRECT. Incorrect usage of 'Not only .. but also' idiom. Compared forms are not parallel.

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well
INCORRECT. This does not use 'but also' to follow 'not only'. Incorrect usage of 'Not only .. but also' idiom. Compared forms are not parallel.

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
INCORRECT. Incorrect usage of 'Not only .. but also' idiom. Compared forms are not parallel.

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
INCORRECT. Incorrect usage of 'Not only .. but also' idiom. Compared forms are not parallel.

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
CORRECT. This is correct sentence with correct usage of not only .. but also pair. Structure is parallel.

Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade.

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also
This is incorrect. Parallelism issue with not only but also. It used after but is incorrect
B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well
This is incorrect. use of also after as well is redundant
C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
This is incorrect. Parallelism issue as is not used after but also
D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
This is incorrect due to parallelism issue. Both the subject and the verb is placed after not only
E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also
-This is the correct option. Here all the parallelism issues in the prior sentences have been corrected

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also -- intends correct meaning that not just various forms, it is also available in various grades, and uses the correct structure of not only but also

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well --Deviates from Not only, but also structure

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also --non sensical meaning

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also --non sensical meaning that not just zinc that is sold in such forms

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also -- incorrectly means that Zinc is not only being sold, but being done something else as well

Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also available in various grades, such as Reagent and technical grade and Agricultural and Pharmaceutical grade.

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also - Wrong not only X, but also Y

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well- Wrong not only X, but also Y

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also- Wrong not only X, but also Y

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also- Wrong not only X, but also Y

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also - Correct - not oly sold, but also available

Here, the meaning is Zirconium is not only sold in various forms... but also available in various grades... We are looking for correct parallelism.

A. 'it' should not be repeated - Incorrect

B. same as A, also, as well - redundant/ incorrect

C. not only is..but also (is is missing) - Incorrect parallelism

D. Meaning changes, incorrect comparison

E. "is" is outside the parallelism and can be applied to both - Hence correct.

A. Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in not only various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but it is also - INCORRECT
wrong idiom [should be : 'not only...but also']

B. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, it is also, as well - INCORRECT
wrong idiom [should be : 'not only...but also']

C. Zirconium Nickel alloy not only is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also- INCORRECT
Parallelism error: Not only X but also Y -> X and Y must be parallel
not only should not be followed by 'is' unless but also is followed by the same

D. Not only Zirconium Nickel alloy is sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also- INCORRECT
Parallelism error: Not only X but also Y -> X and Y must be parallel
X is noun Y is verb

E. Zirconium Nickel alloy is not only sold in various forms, such as bar, ingot, ribbon and foils, but also- CORRECT
Correct idiom and parallelism maintained