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"not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   14 Oct 2012, 01:59
Hello, which one is correct?

Not only did he..., but also he did...
Not only did he..., but he also did...

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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   14 Oct 2012, 15:13
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The second one:
Not only did he..., but he also did...

Not only did he do this, but he also did that.

That phrasing is preferred.

He not only went to hawaii, but he also went to cancun and aruba.

The other example is unusual and awkward since the subject of the sentence is "he" and it should be clarified as such. "Also" describes the word following it....and it should be "also did" something rather than "also he did" something. It should go right before the verb that it is describing as "also".
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 00:28
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Are the following statements correct?
A- Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.
B- Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but also easy to mix up.

If A is correct- is "are" between "but" and "also" incorrect as "are" is clearly repeating? Could you please elaborate this once. Thanks in advance.

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The second one:
Not only did he..., but he also did...

Not only did he do this, but he also did that.

That phrasing is preferred.

He not only went to hawaii, but he also went to cancun and aruba.

The other example is unusual and awkward since the subject of the sentence is "he" and it should be clarified as such. "Also" describes the word following it....and it should be "also did" something rather than "also he did" something. It should go right before the verb that it is describing as "also".
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 00:36
Not only X but also Y ,where X and Y should be parallel grammatically and logically .
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 00:39
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In my above example- is this correct?
A- Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.
If correct, could you please explain? I think "are" is redundant here, hence it should be wrong.

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Not only X but also Y ,where X and Y should be parallel grammatically and logically .
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 02:12
Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.

The DIFFICULT doesn't pair well with ARE.
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 03:26
Pankaj0901 wrote:
Suraj845

In my above example- is this correct?
A- Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.
If correct, could you please explain? I think "are" is redundant here, hence it should be wrong.

Suraj845 wrote:
Not only X but also Y ,where X and Y should be parallel grammatically and logically .



Correct usage should be :

Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but also easy to mix up
or
Idioms not only are difficult to memorize but also are easy to mix up

Always go with Parallelism.
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 03:59
Suraj845 - Do check out this link from Magoosh- It says the other idiom is correct as well. Hence my question.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/complete-guide-to-gmat-idioms/

Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.

Suraj845 wrote:
Not only X but also Y ,where X and Y should be parallel grammatically and logically.

Correct usage should be :

Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but also easy to mix up
or
Idioms not only are difficult to memorize but also are easy to mix up

Always go with Parallelism.
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Re: "not only... but also" help [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2021, 04:52
Pankaj0901 wrote:
Suraj845 - Do check out this link from Magoosh- It says the other idiom is correct as well. Hence my question.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/complete-guide-to-gmat-idioms/

Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but are also easy to mix up.

Suraj845 wrote:
Not only X but also Y ,where X and Y should be parallel grammatically and logically.

Correct usage should be :

Idioms are not only difficult to memorize but also easy to mix up
or
Idioms not only are difficult to memorize but also are easy to mix up

Always go with Parallelism.



My Point is ,it is not placement of verb but what is taking place of X and Y .

In your example X and Y taking noun forms (difficult -X and easy - Y).I feel 'are' is kind of redundant after "but"
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