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09 Jun 2016, 19:19
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Can any one please explain how and when to use "due not only to X but also to Y"?
Is the usage correct on GMAT?
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Is the usage correct on GMAT?
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10 Jun 2016, 14:22
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Dear divakergarg,
I'm happy to respond.
The short answer is: yes, that structure is 100% correct and certainly could appear on the GMAT.
Here's the longer answer.
1) It's good to understand the diction of the words "due to." The GMAT loves to test the difference between "due to" and "because of," a difference routinely botched in colloquial American English. See:
GMAT Idioms: Cause and Consequence
2) The "not only ... but also" parallel structure is also on of the GMAT's favorites. You can learn all the important idioms on the GMAT using the free Magoosh Idiom Flashcards.
3) The idiom "not only ... but also" is an example of a pair of correlative conjunctions---others include "both ... and," "either ... or," etc. If we put two prepositional phrases in parallel using one of these structures, there's the extremely tricky issue of whether we should repeat the preposition and, if so, where.
in both X and in Y = wrong
both in X and in Y = right
both in X and Y = wrong
in both X and Y = right
All of this is governed by a rule I call the Once Outside, Twice Inside rule.
4) Finally, and this is the trickest part--- we can nest any grammatical structure inside any other grammatical structure. While we can make a list of the grammatical forms and idioms, the combinations of them are virtually limitless. See:
Nested Grammatical Structures on the GMAT Sentence Correction
How does one achieve mastery on the GMAT SC, given all this? Well, for start, see this blog article:
How to Improve Your GMAT Verbal Score
I hope all this helps, my friend. Let me know if you have any questions.
Mike
03 Jul 2021, 07:17
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A.Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, the reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing
Scarificing isn't the right choice of words which is in disagreement with the tense hence out
B.The defeat of the Spanish Armada, which stymied the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing
Same problem as A
C.The defeat of the Spanish Armada, which stymied the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also due to the sacrificing
Same problem as B
D.Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, the reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was not only gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrifice
this doesn't have to connector therefore eleminated
E.Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, the defeat of the Spanish Armada was due not only to gale winds that favored the British but also to the sacrifice
Yes definitely the end should be scarifice since it agrees with the tense and the 'not only' should be accompained with to hence IMO E
Scarificing isn't the right choice of words which is in disagreement with the tense hence out
B.The defeat of the Spanish Armada, which stymied the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrificing
Same problem as A
C.The defeat of the Spanish Armada, which stymied the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, was not only due to gale winds that favored the British but also due to the sacrificing
Same problem as B
D.Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, the reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was not only gale winds that favored the British but also the sacrifice
this doesn't have to connector therefore eleminated
E.Stymieing the Armada’s plans to meet up with the Duke of Parma’s army off the coast of Flanders in the Spanish Netherlands, the defeat of the Spanish Armada was due not only to gale winds that favored the British but also to the sacrifice
Yes definitely the end should be scarifice since it agrees with the tense and the 'not only' should be accompained with to hence IMO E
