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Kung Fu is an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition.


A. an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

B. an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete system of beliefs including spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

C. not only an ancient form of self-defense and also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

D. not only an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, on psychology, and on nutrition Incorrect

E. not only an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on nutrition, society, and psychology Correct

......not only................but also..........

eliminate A, B & C

D has redundant problem - .............on society, on psychology, and on nutrition

IMO E
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Kung Fu is an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition.


A. an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

B. an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete system of beliefs including spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

C. not only an ancient form of self-defense and also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

D. not only an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, on psychology, and on nutrition Incorrect

E. not only an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on nutrition, society, and psychology Correct

......not only................but also..........

eliminate A, B & C

D has redundant problem - .............on society, on psychology, and on nutrition

IMO E
why not b please explain a litte bit .
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Kung Fu is an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition.


A. an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

B. an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete system of beliefs including spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

C. not only an ancient form of self-defense and also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, psychology, and nutrition Incorrect

D. not only an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on society, on psychology, and on nutrition Incorrect

E. not only an ancient form of self-defense but also a complete belief system that includes spiritualistic views on nutrition, society, and psychology Correct

......not only................but also..........

eliminate A, B & C

D has redundant problem - .............on society, on psychology, and on nutrition

IMO E
why not b please explain a litte bit .
Option B is undiomatic. an....but also.... is not a correct idiom.
Option E however, represents the correct idiom 'not only... but also......'.
Moreover, it also removes the redundant 'on' being repeated in Option D.

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