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The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.


A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw


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The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 12 Jul 2018, 16:13
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Hello Everyone!

This is a pretty straightforward one to tackle today, so let’s get started!

The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.

A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also
B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also
C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also
D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw
E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw

The first thing you should have noticed is the use of the “not only X, but also Y” structure to each option. Whenever we see this, the first thing we should check is if X and Y are written using parallel structure! This is the most common issue with this type of question on the GMAT, so we’ll start there.

For the option to be parallel in structure, the word "saw" needs to be used the same way on both sides. If the word "saw" comes before the "not only," it does NOT need to be included in the second half. If the word "saw" comes after "not only," it MUST be included in the second half:

not only saw X, but also saw Y = PARALLEL
saw not only X, but also Y = PARALLEL
not only saw X, but also Y = NOT PARALLEL
saw not only X, but also saw Y = NOT PARALLEL

To make things a little easier, I added a few words after the underlined portion to help better see if things are parallel. Let's see how each option stacks up!

A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest → NOT PARALLEL

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also an intense interest → NOT PARALLEL

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also an intense interest → PARALLEL
(this is CORRECT because both sides follow the “not only an…but also an…” structure)

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw an intense interest → NOT PARALLEL

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw an intense interest → NOT PARALLEL

There you have it! Option C is CORRECT because it is the only sentence that uses parallel structure for both parts of the “not only X, but also Y” idiomatic structure!


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Originally posted by EMPOWERgmatVerbal on 26 Jun 2018, 09:35.
Last edited by EMPOWERgmatVerbal on 12 Jul 2018, 16:13, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   26 Jul 2021, 02:41
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Bunuel wrote:

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw



GMATNinja / VeritasKarishma / mikemcgarry :

With correct idiom usage not only X, but also Y, is there a difference between production among women and production by women?

Also, is the comma absolutely necessary in not only X, but also Y ?


Thanks in advance!

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No, there is no material difference between the usage of "among women" and "by women" here.

In the "not only X, but also Y" construct, comma is often omitted when X and Y are simple phrases or single words.
There are very few "absolutely necessary" rules in language. It is often a question of "how best to represent it".
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2018, 10:11
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The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.


A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also

Not Only X but also Y. X and Y must be parallel.

X - saw an explosion of the literary production among women ( starts with verb)

Y - an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers. (starts with noun)

Hence X & Y are not parallel

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also
Same Error as in A

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

X - an explosion of literary production among women (starts with Noun)

Y - an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers. (starts with noun)

X & Y is parallel. - Correct

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw

X - an explosion of literary production among women (starts with Noun)

Y - saw an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers. (starts with verb)

X & Y is not parallel

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw

same error as in D..

IMO C
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   25 Sep 2018, 23:55
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What is the difference between 'literary production among women' and ' literary production by women'?


Both have the same literal meaning i.e women produced literary.
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2018, 01:29
In A, B, and E there is no parallelism between the "not only...but also" construction.
In D there is the same problem as above and the "it" is not clear.
Right answer is C. "Not only an explosion...but also an intense..." is the correct usage of "not only...but also".
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The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2018, 02:53
Firstly determine whether the action saw will take up two objects or a second verb is necessary for the second object of the list.
As per meaning, saw can be the common verb for both the objects. So we are left with C, D and E. But hold on. D and E commits error in their second portion of the structure "verb + not only A but also B".
Only C gets it right.

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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2018, 05:11
The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.


A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also --> "not only .... but also ..." construction

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also --> correct

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2018, 09:39
Answer C. Correct usage of " Not only X but also Y", X & Y are parallel.

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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2018, 12:35
C

Not only X but also Y

The repetition of the verb is not neccesary since saw is before "not only".
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Jun 2018, 23:29
C is better option than others as it uses correct idiom. Option E is also tempting but it is not parallel, saw not only but also saw, it doesnot convey intended meaning. so C is winner.
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   26 Jun 2018, 09:40
Answer C
More idiomatic "not only... but also"
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   09 Jul 2018, 12:33
What is the difference between 'literary production among women' and ' literary production by women'?
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   19 Feb 2019, 02:49
if we see not only...but also, we have to find a palalelism for this phrase.

not only can go with "also" and dose not need parallelism

not only can I pass gmat, i also thrive in business school. (there is a official question prove this sentence)
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   27 Feb 2019, 20:04
The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.


A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also( Not Only x But also Y)

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also( Not Only x But also Y) X and Y should Parallel

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also( Not Only x But also Y): Correct form

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw(( Not Only x But also Y)

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw( Not Only x But also Y)
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2019, 01:36
the correct answer is C

saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also an intense interest → PARALLEL because both sides follow the “not only an…but also an…” structure
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2020, 01:13
We need to look for the idiom ‘not only X, but also Y’ in the options. The key here is to make sure that both X and Y are parallel with each other.

The sentence wants to convey that the last years in 20th century saw two things. This means that ‘not only’ should be placed after the verb ‘saw’. The structure should be: saw not only X, but also Y.

Options A and B use the phrase ‘not only saw’ which is not parallel with the part that follows ‘but’. Eliminate.

Options D and E use the phrase ‘saw not only’ which again isn’t parallel with what follows ‘but’. Eliminate.

Option C has both parts of the structure following parallelism.

Option C is the best option.

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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2020, 05:20
Bunuel wrote:
The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.


A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw


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A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also (correlative II error)

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw
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Re: The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   16 Jul 2020, 03:37
Bunuel wrote:
The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also an intense interest in the lives and works of women writers.


A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw


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A. not only saw an explosion of the literary production among women, but there was also - Wrong: 1) Parallelism

B. not only saw an explosion of literary production in women, but there was also - Wrong: 1) Parallelism

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also - Correct

D. saw not only an explosion of the literary production by women, but it also saw - Wrong: 1) Parallelism 2) Pronoun

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw - Wrong: 1) Parallelism
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The final decades of the twentieth century not only saw an explosion [#permalink] New post   25 Jul 2021, 01:52
Bunuel wrote:

C. saw not only an explosion of literary production among women, but also

E. saw not only an explosion of literary production by women, but also saw



GMATNinja / VeritasKarishma / mikemcgarry :

With correct idiom usage not only X, but also Y, is there a difference between production among women and production by women?

Also, is the comma absolutely necessary in not only X, but also Y ?


Thanks in advance!

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