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Not quite sure. The question meaning does not imply that its a not only, but also case. it says its not because because of the first one and its because of the second one. Not only, but also suggests that its because of both of them.

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The establishment of land trusts in New England has been praised not because of it restricting over-development but because it allows the inheritance by future generations of the property.

A) not because of it restricting over-development but because it allows the inheritance by future generations of
B) because it not only is restricting over-development and also allows the inheritance by future generations of
C) because it does not only restrict over-development, it also allows future generations for inheriting
D) because of not only the restrictions on over-development but also because future generations can inherit
E) not only because it restricts over-development but also because it allows future generations to inherit

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None of the options except (E) uses correct Idiomatic Usage ( Not Only X , But also ) and Parallel structure, hence correct answer must be (E)
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E has the correct form of usage of “not only because.... but also because” hence correct. Rest all have parallelism issues


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