Creating a successful marketing campaign can not only multiply sales b

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Creating a successful marketing campaign can  not only multiply sales by four times but also attract  potential investors.

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract

B. quadruple sales but also attract

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract

yashikaaggarwal · Answer

Creating a successful marketing campaign can not only multiply sales by four times but also attract potential investors.

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract ( too long )

B. quadruple sales but also attract ( not excluding same meaning as the passage )

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to ( wrong usage)

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract (short and crisp, better choice among all)

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract (quadraples already means 4 times. Don't need word repetition again and again.)

IOC is probably D

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ArunSharma12 · Answer

Ans: D

Creating a successful marketing campaign can not only multiply sales by four times but also attract potential investors.

A.  not only multiply sales by four times but also attract;  its a bit wordy

B . quadruple sales but also attract; u se of but also introduces contrast when none is needed.

C . not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to;  parallelism error, quadruple sales is not parallel to an attraction.

D.  not only quadruple sales but also attract;  can quadruple and can attract are parallel. its more concise than option A

E.  not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract;  quadruple sales by four time is redundant.

exc4libur · Answer

notes: quadruple > four times; idiom: not only... but also; parallelism: "quadruple..attract (verbs)"

ans (D)

h31337u · Answer

Creating a successful marketing campaign can not only multiply sales by four times but also attract potential investors.

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract

B. quadruple sales but also attract

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract

The answer is D.

This is simply testing whether one knows "not only A but also B" usage. 
We are left with A and D.
A is wordy, compared to the choice D.

Hence, D wins.

globaldesi · Answer

Correct usage to be:
Creating a successful marketing campaign  can not only multiply sales by four times but also attract potential investors .

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract

B. quadruple sales but also attract   missing not only

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to   X and Y not parallel

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract  perfect

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract

idiom usage is not only X but also Y
X and Y should be parallel with each other

In the given multiple by 4 four time is weird

D suits best

unraveled · Answer

Creating a successful marketing campaign can  not only multiply sales by four times but also attract  potential investors.

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract - WRONG. 'four times' what.

B. quadruple sales but also attract - WRONG. Not idiomatic. Not only ... but also.

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to - WRONG. Parallelism issue.

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract - CORRECT.

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract - WRONG. Redundant.

IMO Answer D.

NutHead · Answer

Creating a successful marketing campaign can not only multiply sales by four times but also attract potential investors.

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract -> Looks good

B. quadruple sales but also attract -> awkward

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to -> Idiom not parallel : Not only (verb) but also (noun)

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract -> Looks Good

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract -> quadruple sales by four times is redundant; either use quadruple or use four times

Now between A and D:
D is more concise. Remember u have to choose the best option. Ther can be more than one correct answer.

This is my understanding. Awaiting got OA, however.

randomavoidplease · Answer

The answer is "D".

A is wordy.
B makes the but also attract as if it is a negative thing, like attracting mosquitoes. 
C makes it sounds like its an attraction event for investors. (Confused on it though)
E Wordy.

chaitralirr · Answer

Creating a successful marketing campaign can  not only multiply sales by four times but also attract  potential investors.

not only X but also Y

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract  multiply is adverb and attract is adjective hence incorrect

B. quadruple sales but also attract  incorrect idiomatically

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to  an attraction distorts parallelism

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract. IMO D as both are adjectives

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract  quadruple by four times is redundant

Bunuel · Answer

OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

Creating a successful marketing campaign can  not only multiply sales by four times but also attract  potential investors.

A. not only multiply sales by four times but also attract

This answer choice is stylistically flawed.  Four times  is redundant as the same meaning can be expressed in fewer words. Look for a more concise answer choice.

What helps us identify this question as a Redundancy question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: (multiplied) one/two/three/four times

B. quadruple sales but also attract

Although this answer choice replaces the redundant phrase  multiply by four times  with  quadruple , it misuses the structure  not only X but also Y , creating a Parallelism error.  But also  must be preceded by  not only .

What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: not only... but also...

C. not only quadruple sales but also an attraction to

Although this answer choice corrects the original Redundancy error by changing by four times to quadruple, it is still grammatically incorrect. The same part of speech that follows not only must also follow but also. Here, not only is followed by the verb quadruple. But also, however, is followed by the noun attraction.

What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: not only... but also...

What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: not only... but also...

D. not only quadruple sales but also attract

The phrase  multiply by four times  is redundant as the same meaning can be expressed in fewer words. This answer choice uses the more concise  quadruple .

E. not only quadruple sales by four times but also attract

Although this answer choice replaces the redundant phrase multiply by four times with quadruple, it misuses the structure not only X but also Y, creating a Parallelism error. But also must be preceded by not only.

What helps us identify this question as a Parallelism question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: not only... but also...

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