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John Jordan Crittenden, a politician from Kentucky, worked not only
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John Jordan Crittenden, a politician from Kentucky, worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
A. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
B. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
C. worked under three presidents not only as the United States Attorney General but also served
D. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
E. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
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John Jordan Crittenden, a politician from Kentucky, worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
A. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
B. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
C. worked under three presidents not only as the United States Attorney General but also served
D. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
E. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
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John Jordan Crittenden, a politician from Kentucky, worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
A. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
B. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
C. worked under three presidents not only as the United States Attorney General but also served
D. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
E. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
A quick scan of the options reveals the words “not only” and “but also,” which is the most iconic idiom pair on the GMAT. Parallel structure also goes hand-in-hand with the “not only...but also” idiom since parallel structure is must align after each part of the phrase. If the verb comes before “not only,” then the verb also has to work with whatever comes after the phrase “but also.” If “not only” is immediately followed by a verb, then “but also” must be immediately followed by a verb.
After reading the sentence extremely carefully to gain context, let’s review the options. Options A, B, and C all have the verb “worked” in front of “not only.” That means the portion of the sentence that follows “but also” should make sense with the verb “worked.” The sentence would read “John Jordan Crittenden worked served in both . . .” That doesn’t make any sense. “But also” is followed by a verb so “not only” needs to be followed by the verb as well. Options A, B, and C cannot be the correct answers.
Options D and E both put the verb “worked” after “not only,” and the verb “served” comes after “but also.” That is parallel and makes sense. Option E does not use the preposition “in” after “served.” Option E reads “but also served both the U.S. House of Representatives . . .” How does one serve the House of Representatives? Politicians can serve in the house as legislators, but the House of Representatives doesn’t have anyone that serves it. Additionally, “not only” is followed by “worked under,” which is a verb + preposition. Option D follows “but also” with “served in,” which is also a verb + preposition. That is parallel, and it makes sense.
Option D is the best answer.
A. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
B. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
C. worked under three presidents not only as the United States Attorney General but also served
D. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
E. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
A quick scan of the options reveals the words “not only” and “but also,” which is the most iconic idiom pair on the GMAT. Parallel structure also goes hand-in-hand with the “not only...but also” idiom since parallel structure is must align after each part of the phrase. If the verb comes before “not only,” then the verb also has to work with whatever comes after the phrase “but also.” If “not only” is immediately followed by a verb, then “but also” must be immediately followed by a verb.
After reading the sentence extremely carefully to gain context, let’s review the options. Options A, B, and C all have the verb “worked” in front of “not only.” That means the portion of the sentence that follows “but also” should make sense with the verb “worked.” The sentence would read “John Jordan Crittenden worked served in both . . .” That doesn’t make any sense. “But also” is followed by a verb so “not only” needs to be followed by the verb as well. Options A, B, and C cannot be the correct answers.
Options D and E both put the verb “worked” after “not only,” and the verb “served” comes after “but also.” That is parallel and makes sense. Option E does not use the preposition “in” after “served.” Option E reads “but also served both the U.S. House of Representatives . . .” How does one serve the House of Representatives? Politicians can serve in the house as legislators, but the House of Representatives doesn’t have anyone that serves it. Additionally, “not only” is followed by “worked under,” which is a verb + preposition. Option D follows “but also” with “served in,” which is also a verb + preposition. That is parallel, and it makes sense.
Option D is the best answer.
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Re: John Jordan Crittenden, a politician from Kentucky, worked not only
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John Jordan Crittenden, a politician from Kentucky, worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
A. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
B. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
C. worked under three presidents not only as the United States Attorney General but also served
D. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
E. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
A. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
B. worked not only under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
C. worked under three presidents not only as the United States Attorney General but also served
D. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served in
E. not only worked under three presidents as the United States Attorney General but also served
Option A and D makes the parallelism error. The correct form would have been "both in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S.Senate."
All options except C uses the modifier "under three presidents incorrectly". It presents as if presidents were the USAG.
C conveys the correct meaning and avoids parallelism error.
IMO C.
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