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Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2017, 19:51
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Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too his friends had to study all weekend instead of hanging out.

a) so not only Matt but too his friends had to study
b) so not only Matt but also his friends have to study
c) so too Matt and also his friends they needed studying
d) so not only Matt but also his friends had to study
e) therefore Matt and also his friends they have to study

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Re: Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   25 Aug 2017, 06:51
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What is wrong with have to study? It seems as though monday test is coming up after the weekend and therefore Matt and his friends have to study instead of hanging out...

What is wrong with my logic ?
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Re: Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   23 Aug 2017, 20:04
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Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too his friends had to study all weekend instead of hanging out.

a) so not only Matt but too his friends had to study - Idiom Error (Not only x but also y)
b) so not only Matt but also his friends have to study - Idiom Error corrected, however tense needs to be past as the sentence is written in the past.
c) so too Matt and also his friends they needed studying - Idiom Error (Not only x but also y)
d) so not only Matt but also his friends had to study - Correct. Sentence is written in past and idiom is also corrected.
e) therefore Matt and also his friends they have to study - Awkward and wordy.
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Re: Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   24 Aug 2017, 05:38
This is a case of idiom error. Idiom has to be not only X but also Y. Moreover since the first part of sentence is in past tense, the second part has to be also in past tense.
B and E uses present tense. C has awkward construction and does not uses idiom. Similarly A does not use the idiom correctly. D is correct

a) so not only Matt but too his friends had to study
b) so not only Matt but also his friends have to study
c) so too Matt and also his friends they needed studying
d) so not only Matt but also his friends had to study
e) therefore Matt and also his friends they have to study
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Re: Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   14 May 2020, 05:33
Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too his friends had to study all weekend instead of hanging out.

POE:
Eliminate (B),(C),(E) - Tense error, it should be in past.
Eliminate (A) - 'Not only.... but also'


a) so not only Matt but too his friends had to study
b) so not only Matt but also his friends have to study
c) so too Matt and also his friends they needed studying
d) so not only Matt but also his friends had to study - CORRECT
e) therefore Matt and also his friends they have to study
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Re: Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   02 Sep 2021, 07:22
pra1785 wrote:
What is wrong with have to study? It seems as though monday test is coming up after the weekend and therefore Matt and his friends have to study instead of hanging out...

What is wrong with my logic ?


Because the sentence uses the past tense "was" which means the test already happened so you need to use another past tense to show that the study also already happened. Have is present tense.
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Re: Monday’s test was said to be very difficult, so not only Matt but too [#permalink] New post   02 Sep 2021, 09:27
pra1785 wrote:
What is wrong with have to study? It seems as though monday test is coming up after the weekend and therefore Matt and his friends have to study instead of hanging out...

What is wrong with my logic ?


Because the sentence uses the past tense "was" which means the test already happened so you need to use another past tense to show that the study also already happened. Have is present tense.
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