Mercantilism, the economic system of major trading nations from the 16

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Mercantilism, the economic system of major trading nations from the 16th through the 18th century, not only allowed the state a great deal of control over economic life through regulatory production and  export, and it also caused inflation and the exploitation of colonies  for the benefit of the ruling country.

A. export, and it also caused inflation and the exploitation of colonies
B. export as well as causing inflation and colonial exploitation
C. export, but it had also caused inflation and exploited the colonies
D. export but also caused inflation and led to the exploitation of colonies 
E. export but also was the cause of inflation and exploitation of colonies

Chethan92 · Answer

Idiom - Not only X but also Y.
Allowed and Caused are parallel.
Only D maintains Parallelism.
D is the answer.

gmatconqueror2018 · Answer

Not only X but also Y.

Must be parallel. Not only allowed (Verb) but also caused (verb)

Choice D

aragonn · Answer

Official Explanation: 
A. No. Idiom. "Not only" is in the non-underlined part of the sentence, so you need "but also" in the correct answer choice.

B. No. Idiom. "Not only" is in the non-underlined part of the sentence, so you need "but also" in the correct answer choice.

C. No. Tense. The sentence starts in simple past tense, so it shouldn't shift to past perfect.

D. Yes. Idiom and tense. "Not only" is in the non-underlined part of the sentence, so you need "but also" in the correct answer choice. The sentence starts in simple past tense, so it should stay in simple past.

E. No. Parallel construction. "Not only allowed" should be paralleled by "but also caused."

Abhishek009 · Answer

Not Only X but also Y : Parallelism marker....

Mercantilism, the economic system of major trading nations from the 16th through the 18th century,   not only   allowed   the state a great deal of control over economic life through regulatory production and export   but also   caused   inflation and led to the exploitation of colonies for the benefit of the ruling country.

Answer must be (D)

hiranmay · Answer

Mercantilism , the economic system of major trading nations from the 16th through the 18th century,   not only  allowed the state  a great deal of control over economic life through regulatory production and   export, and it also caused inflation and the exploitation of colonies  for the benefit of the ruling country.

A. export,  and it also  caused inflation and the exploitation of colonies --> "not only ... but also" missing
B. export  as well as  causing inflation and colonial exploitation --> "not only ... but also" missing
C. export,  but it had also  caused inflation and exploited the colonies--> "not only ... but also" missing
D. export but also caused inflation and led to the exploitation of colonies -->  correct  
E. export but also  was the cause  of inflation and exploitation of colonies --> "caused" is better than "was the cause"

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