Not only did Christopher Columbus refuse to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, he also pressed relentlessly for royal backing for his voyages, finally receiving approval and financing from King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492 after several rejections. (A) Not only did Christopher Columbus refuse to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, he also pressed relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, finally receiving (B) Not only did Christopher Columbus refuse to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, also pressing relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia; he finally received (C) Christopher Columbus not only refused to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, but he pressed relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, and finally receiving (D) Christopher Columbus not only refused to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat but pressed relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, finally receiving (E) Not only refusing to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat but pressing relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, Christopher Columbus, finally receiving I thought that not only - but also is right without exceptions. Is there an official question with modified idiom? Pls let me know

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Please explain what type of variations in NOT ONLY X, BUT ALSO Y are possible. I was confused between option A & D. Please explain why D is OA.

Hi Kinshook,

Please, take a look at the following post from RonPurewal himself here: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... tml#p38936

All four pages are noteworthy there. Upon finishing, please take a shot at the below questions:
1. https://gmatclub.com/forum/as-criminal- ... 20239.html
2. https://gmatclub.com/forum/by-pressing- ... 98027.html
3. https://gmatclub.com/forum/not-only-did ... 81150.html

Now, official explanation of choice A is here: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... tml#p46667

Let me ask, did you notice any inconsistency?

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between c, d and e

C) Christopher Columbus not only refused to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, but he pressed relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, and finally receiving
Refused is not parallel to he pressed. HE pressed is clause while refused is verb-ed modifer.

d)Christopher Columbus not only refused to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat but pressed relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, finally receiving

refused is parallel to pressed

e) Not only refusing to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat but pressing relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, Christopher Columbus, finally receiving
receiving here signifies present continuous but per the orginal sentence , all actions have een completed in past. OUT

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Hi ShankSouljaBoi,

How did you eliminate A?

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Hi ShankSouljaBoi,

How did you eliminate A?

Hi,

A) Not only did Christopher Columbus refuse to accept the conventional wisdom that the earth was flat, he also pressed relentlessly for royal support for his westward voyage to Asia, finally receiving...bla bla

Look at the structure here.... not only did x, he also pressed. You need a COMMA + FANBOYS to connect the two Independent clauses .

However, in A the two IC's have just been joined by a comma making the statement a run-on .

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Hi ShankSouljaBoi,

How did you eliminate A?

This answer is what I've been waiting for)) Now take a look at the following OG problem:

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Can you see any conjunction in its OA?

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Hi ,

in that question, As... bla bla is a dependent clause and only IC starting with Not only.

However, in this question each arm (i.e. NOt only and But also) are both IC's .

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Strictly talking about that question here.

Not Only are thieves --- covert to Not only thieve are able to.... Subject and verb exist hence, a clause....

Second arm should also have a clause, don't you agree ?

Hence, they can also (pilfer and sell) .... this arm is a clause as well. They as a subject has two verbs PILFER and SELL
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Not only clause is parallel to BUT Also clause

I hope this makes sense to you now.

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Well, let me ask, is the below sentence correct?

- Not only does she study every night, she also volunteers at the animal shelter every weekend.

The answer is yes, it’s correct even without but. The below screenshot is MGMAT’s OE of the question As criminal activity on the Internet...
Try to analyze it yourself either. When you cross off the dependent clause starting with as, you will get the below:

- Not only are thieves able to divert cash... , they can also pilfer valuable information...

This sentence is an independent and thus must be able to stand alone. The two clauses above are connected with just a comma, as is the given example sentence from MGMAT itself. So, both are correct. Now take answer choice A of the original question:

- Not only did Columbus refuse to accept the conventional wisdom, he also pressed relentlessly for royal support...

You can see that there is no structural difference between the latter sentence and the above two. So, how can choice A be incorrect because of missing but?

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