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Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, a decorated British naval officer and statesman, not only had a brilliant career in the military as he served as the Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command during the Second World War but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India.
A. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India
B. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India
C. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first one only Governor-General of Independent India
D. he also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India
E. also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India
A. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India
B. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India
C. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first one only Governor-General of Independent India
D. he also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India
E. also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India
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Concept: “Admiral…not only had…but also had” shall be the correct, parallel usage. Further, “the last…the first” shall be the correct usage for conveying the intended meaning. Expressions such as “…only the second” suggest that Independent India had only one Governor-General, which is not the intended meaning.
A: Conserves parallelism in “Admiral…not only had…but also had” as well as “the last…the first”. Conveys the intended meaning.
B: Changes meaning in “the last…and only the first”.
C: Changes meaning and is non-parallel, awkward in “the last…and the first one only”.
D: Lacks parallelism in “Admiral…not only had…but he also had”.
E: Changes meaning in “the last…and only the first”.
A is the best answer choice.
Concept: “Admiral…not only had…but also had” shall be the correct, parallel usage. Further, “the last…the first” shall be the correct usage for conveying the intended meaning. Expressions such as “…only the second” suggest that Independent India had only one Governor-General, which is not the intended meaning.
A: Conserves parallelism in “Admiral…not only had…but also had” as well as “the last…the first”. Conveys the intended meaning.
B: Changes meaning in “the last…and only the first”.
C: Changes meaning and is non-parallel, awkward in “the last…and the first one only”.
D: Lacks parallelism in “Admiral…not only had…but he also had”.
E: Changes meaning in “the last…and only the first”.
A is the best answer choice.
General Discussion
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, a decorated British naval officer and statesman, not only had a brilliant career in the military as he served as the Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command during the Second World War but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India.
A. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India - correct as it is
B. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India - only the first is wrong in meaning because the sentence tries to say that he served only as first governor, while he could do so for second, third, etc. This meaning is very confusing, A does so much a better job at conveying logical meaning. B is out
C. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first one only Governor-General of Independent India - only is not needed here as it makes the sentence confusing, as if he was first and the last governor, but this is not intended meaning of the sentence. Moreover, "one" is not needed here. For whatever reason one prefers, C is out
D. he also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India - not only X, also Y is wrong idiom. D is out
E. also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India - E is no good for the reason described in D
Correct answer is A
A. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India - correct as it is
B. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India - only the first is wrong in meaning because the sentence tries to say that he served only as first governor, while he could do so for second, third, etc. This meaning is very confusing, A does so much a better job at conveying logical meaning. B is out
C. but also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first one only Governor-General of Independent India - only is not needed here as it makes the sentence confusing, as if he was first and the last governor, but this is not intended meaning of the sentence. Moreover, "one" is not needed here. For whatever reason one prefers, C is out
D. he also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of Independent India - not only X, also Y is wrong idiom. D is out
E. also had the distinctive stint of serving as the last Viceroy of India and only the first Governor-General of Independent India - E is no good for the reason described in D
Correct answer is A
