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Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming. [#permalink] Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.   22 Jun 2023, 01:30
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Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.


A. not only highly intelligent but also charming

B. not only highly intelligent but she is also charming

C. not only highly intelligent but she is charming too

D. not only intelligent but also highly charming

E. highly intelligent but also charming


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Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming. [#permalink] Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.   22 Jun 2023, 10:37
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Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.


A. not only highly intelligent but also charming

B. not only highly intelligent but she is also charming

C. not only highly intelligent but she is charming too

D. not only intelligent but also highly charming

E. highly intelligent but also charming



Not only X but also Y : Correct idiomatic usage (Reject all except A & D)

(D) changes the meaning (It empahises charming rather than intelligence) of the intended/original sentence, hence correct Answer must be (A)
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Re: Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming. [#permalink] Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.   02 Jul 2023, 01:15
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Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.


A. not only highly intelligent but also charming

B. not only highly intelligent but she is also charming

C. not only highly intelligent but she is charming too

D. not only intelligent but also highly charming

E. highly intelligent but also charming




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Jane is not only highly intelligent but also charming.


A. not only highly intelligent but also charming

In this answer choice, not only correctly appears before but also. The MAIN part of speech - adjective - that follows not only follows but also, so the two are correctly parallel.


B. not only highly intelligent but she is also charming

While this answer choice is grammatically correct, stylistically, it is less effective than the original sentence: it expresses the exact same meaning as the original sentence in more words, which makes it redundant.


C. not only highly intelligent but she is charming too

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. In the GMAT, not only must be complemented by but also.

What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:

    not only... but also...

In addition, this answer choice is stylistically inferior to the original sentence: it expresses the exact same meaning as the original sentence in more words, which makes it redundant.


D. not only intelligent but also highly charming

While this answer choice is grammatically correct, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by changing the location of the word highly. In the original sentence, highly describes the word intelligent. In this answer choice, it describes the word charming.


E. highly intelligent but also charming

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. But also must be preceded by not only.

What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:

    not only... but also...
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