Paradoxically Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it

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Paradoxically, Zionism  succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created  a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

A) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created

B) not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating

C) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating

D) was successful in the revival of Palestine but also in creating

E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created

generis · Answer

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THE PROMPT

Quote:

Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

These four constructions are all idiomatic

• NOT ONLY . . . BUT ALSO
→ In particular, not only does not have to be followed by but also.
→ Most of the time, you will see Not only X but also Y—but not always!
→ SPOILER For a hard and very good official question that departs from "Not only X but also Y," go here.

• NOT ONLY . . . BUT
• NOT . . . BUT
• . . . BUT ALSO

We are dealing with parallelism.

Note that in Not only X but also Y, X and Y must be parallel, and whatever follows X does not automatically carry over to Y.

One of these options "splits the verb phrase" and might appear very tempting, but it fails to maintain parallelism because one word that comes after not only does not automatically "carry over" to but also.

Although you can often simply examine whatever follows both not only and but also in order to check parallelism, when negative sentence appear (not the case here), that tactic may not work.
So, in Notes, you can learn about another way to analyze parallelism dubbed "once outside, twice inside."

THE OPTIONS

Quote:

A) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created

• not parallel
in reviving and it created are not parallel
→ in reviving is a prepositional phrase that consists of PREPOSITION + GERUND (verbING)
→ it created is a clause that consists of SUBJECT + PAST TENSE VERB

• the fact that "but also" is split up by the word "it" is fine.
When is it not okay to split up "but also"?
Answer: when doing so creates a lack of parallelism or messes up the meaning.
ELIMINATE A

Quote:

B) not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating

• not parallel
→ succeeded is a past tense verb
→ in creating is a prepositional phrase

We need succeeded to be placed once outside or twice inside the structure—not once inside.
Notice that succeeded appears incorrectly once inside the structure. (I will mark the boundaries with |||||| those things.)
→ Paradoxically, Zionism || not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating || a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

Succeeded does not "carry over" or "distribute" to but also.
Succeeded is supposed to be followed by in reviving XYZ and in creating PQR, but succeeded does not apply to but also in this construction.
ELIMINATE B

Quote:

C) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating

• this option is parallel
→ in reviving and in creating are parallel

• succeeded is correctly placed once outside the structure
Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded || not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating || a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.
KEEP C

Quote:

D) was successful in the revival of Palestine but also in creating

• but also can be placed in a sentence without not only
The phrasing is used for emphasis, strong contrast, and irony.
Correct: He is hateful but also apparently captivating to some.

• revival and creating are not parallel
→ generally, the dedicated noun creation is preferred to the gerund creating
→ specifically, because there is a dedicated "normal" noun, creation, the words revival (regular noun) and creating (gerund) are not parallel
ELIMINATE D

Quote:

E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created

• not parallel
→ in the revival is a prepositional phrase
→ it created is a clause

• it is not ambiguous—logically, it can refer only to Zionism. Palestine is a place. A place cannot create nationalism. Ideology or reaction to ideology espoused by human beings can create nationalism.
ELIMINATE E

The best answer is C.

NOTES

• "Once outside, twice inside." A terrific post about this concept can be found here.

When we have pairs of words (either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, etc.), to maintain parallelism, certain words must be placed once outside the construction or twice inside the construction—but not just once inside, and not once inside, once outside.

→ In order to maintain parallelism, split verbs, split verb phrases, prepositions, and other constructions must be placed either once outside or twice inside the construction Not only X but also Y.

Although they are not at issue in this sentence, prepositions are tested heavily with idiomatic structures. Same rule: Once outside, twice inside.
-- Once outside, correct: She did pro bono work for not only the Poverty Law Center but also Human Rights Watch.

--Twice inside, correct: She did pro bono work not only for the Poverty Law Center but also for Human Rights Watch.

-- Once outside, once inside, WRONG: She did pro bono work for not only the Poverty Law Center but also for Human Rights Watch.

On harder questions, simply looking to the right of the correlative conjunctions may not be enough; read the short post about "once outside, twice inside," and try using it on harder problems.

COMMENTS

akadiyan , dagrawal , mabhatia82 , acegmat20 , and kntombat , welcome to SC Butler.

I am also glad to see new-ish or occasional participants such as Anuragsharma93 and jhavyom .

Last but not least, I am happy to see frequent contributors to Butler such as AntrikshR , jessiemjx , and winterschool .

In a world gone slightly mad this year (more mad this year?), simply noticing other human beings and their contributions are, I think, small antidotes to isolation and chaos.

I like to see your personalities peek through your writing.
I like it when you explain how you thought about a problem or saw an issue that tempted you but resisted (and why).

Though I typically require some explanation (what is not parallel and why, for example), we have many newcomers who now know but may not have known.
So kudos go to everyone.

These answers range from decent to very good. Nicely done.

On harder questions, simply looking to the right of the correlative conjunctions may not be enough; read the short post about "once outside, twice inside," and try using it on harder problems. COMMENTS akadiyan , dagrawal , mabhatia82 , acegmat20 , and kntombat , welcome to SC Butler.

I am also glad to see new-ish or occasional participants such as Anuragsharma93 and jhavyom . Last but not least, I am happy to see frequent contributors to Butler such as AntrikshR , jessiemjx , and winterschool . In a world gone slightly mad this year (more mad this year?), simply noticing other human beings and their contributions are, I think, small antidotes to isolation and chaos. I like to see your personalities peek through your writing. I like it when you explain how you thought about a problem or saw an issue that tempted you but resisted (and why). Though I typically require some explanation (what is not parallel and why, for example), we have many newcomers who now know but may not have known. So kudos go to everyone. These answers range from decent to very good. Nicely done.

Anuragsharma93 · Answer

Took me 30-40 secs ...

Answer is C-- succeeded  not only  in reviving Palestine  but also  in creating

I had a doubt regarding tense but then this seems to be a fact and hence the tense in C is correct .. we dont need a was/past tense.

AntrikshR · Answer

Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

Analysis:
Zionism Succeeded in
- Reviving Palestine
- Created previously non existent palestine arab nationalism

This is a list , so we should maintain parallelism.

Not only but also - The correct format is Not only X but also Y.

The original underlined portion (Option A) does not have right parallelism and also the 'it' next to but violates the not only but also structure.

Lets look at the answer choices below

A) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created - Incorrect
Not only but also is the correct format and also reviving and created is not parallel

B) not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating - Incorrect
The correct format is succeeded not only in X but also Y

C) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating - Correct
This option displays the right format Not only X but also Y and also corrects parallelism error

D) was successful in the revival of Palestine but also in creating - Incorrect
This option removes the Not only before revival , but retains the 'but also' in creating, this is is incorrect.

E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created - Incorrect
The 'it' before created does not have clear antecedant.

Ans: C

....so it's right to say...paradoxically, z has achieved not only X but also Y...to indicate the correct meaning. E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created --ambiguous antecedent for it --similar meaning error/idiom error as D.

Deepakjhamb · Answer

Answer is c , it’s parallelism for dual parallelism marker not only x but also y where x and y need to be parallel

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dagrawal · Answer

Not only x but also y is correct parallelism.
IMO C

jessiemjx · Answer

IMO C

akadiyan · Answer

Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

Analysis :
Zionism Succeeded in 
 - Reviving Palestine
 - Created previously non existent palestine arab nationalism

This is a list , so we should maintain parallelism.

Not only but also - The correct format is Not only X but also Y.

The original underlined portion (Option A) does not have right parallelism and also the 'it' next to but violates the not only but also structure.

Lets look at the answer choices below

A) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created -  Incorrect 
Not only but also is the correct format and also reviving and created is not parallel

B) not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating -   Incorrect 
The correct format is succeeded not only in X but also Y

C) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating -  Correct 
This option displays the right format Not only X but also Y and also corrects parallelism error

D) was successful in the revival of Palestine but also in creating -   Incorrect 
This option removes the Not only before revival , but retains the 'but also' in creating, this is is incorrect.

E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created -   Incorrect 
The 'it' before created does not have clear antecedant.

Ans:  C

mabhatia82 · Answer

Not only but Also construction.

Right parallelism in C : not only in Reviving but also in creating..

C - correct choice

acegmat20 · Answer

Paradoxically, Zionism  succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created  a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

Error Analysis:
Parallelism: Here the verb succeeded has 2 actions following it - reviving and created which have to be in parallel with each other.
Idioms: should follow the structure - not only X..but also Y

A) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created --Incorrect; parallelism + idioms error

B) not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating --Incorrect; parallelism error and this creates a meaning error also as the main verb succeeded has been made parallel with creating

C) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating --Correct; this resolves all errors

D) was successful in the revival of Palestine but also in creating --Incorrect; changes the meaning of the sentence

E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created --Incorrect; Idioms incorrect + parallelism

winterschool · Answer

Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

A) succeeded  not only in reviving  Palestine  but it also created   Incorrect

parallelism error - .....not only in.....but it also created........
 
B)  not only succeeded  in reviving Palestine  but in also creating   Incorrect

parallelism error - .........not only succeeded.......but in also creating ...

C)  succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating   Correct

correct parallelism - ...not only in .......but also in.....
 
D) was successful in the revival of Palestine  but also  in creating  Incorrect

meaning change - not only require

E) was successful  not only  in the revival of Palestine  but it  created  Incorrect

correct uses - .....not only....but also....

jhavyom · Answer

Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

Only option C shows correct parallelism. And correct use of not X but Y

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kntombat · Answer

The answer has to be C, as it the only option that uses the idiom in its correct form which is   "........not only..... but also......"

generis · Answer

The official explanation is  here .

TarunKumar1234 · Answer

Paradoxically, Zionism succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created a previously nonexistent Palestinian-Arab nationalism.

A) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but it also created Incorrect

parallelism error - .....not only in.....but it also created........

B) not only succeeded in reviving Palestine but in also creating Incorrect

parallelism error - .........not only succeeded.......but in also creating ...

C) succeeded not only in reviving Palestine but also in creating Correct

correct parallelism - ...not only in .......but also in.....

D) was successful in the revival of Palestine but also in creating Incorrect

meaning change - not only require

E) was successful not only in the revival of Palestine but it created Incorrect

correct uses - .....not only....but also....

CrackverbalGMAT · Answer

This question is based on Parallelism.

The sentence contains a pair of correlative conjunctions – not only-but also.
To maintain parallelism, each of the pair of conjunctions must be followed by a word of the same part of speech.

A) succeeded  not only in  reviving Palestine  but it also created 
So, Option A can be eliminated.

B)  not only succeeded  in reviving Palestine  but in also creating  So, Option B can be eliminated.

D) was successful in the  revival  of Palestine but also in  creating 
This option does not have the pair of conjunctions. The phrase 'but also' can be used by itself, but the option still lacks parallelism. The noun form 'creation' should be used after the conjunction 'but also'. So, Option D can be eliminated.

E) was successful  not only in  the revival of Palestine  but it  created 
 There is a lack of parallelism in this option too. So, Option E can be eliminated.

It is only in Option C that the appropriate pair of conjunctions is used and parallelism is maintained.  Therefore, C is the most appropriate option.

Jayanthi Kumar.

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