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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Edward Stratemeyer was advertising for writers to help him—people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula also in order to continue the many series he had begun but was too busy to continue.
A. people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula also in order to continue
B. people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate but also mimic his successful formula in order to continue the many series he had begun but was too busy to continue
C. someone who not only could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but also to mimic his successful formula in continuing
D. that being people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula for continuing
E. being people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimic his successful formula also, continuing
A. people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula also in order to continue
B. people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate but also mimic his successful formula in order to continue the many series he had begun but was too busy to continue
C. someone who not only could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but also to mimic his successful formula in continuing
D. that being people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula for continuing
E. being people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimic his successful formula also, continuing
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Edward Stratemeyer was advertising for writers to help him—people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula also in order to continue the many series he had begun but was too busy to continue.
A. people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula also in order to continue --- The modifier part is not parallel. ‘People not only who could write’ should be matched by a parallel “people or those who could mimic.
B. people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate but also mimic his successful formula in order to continue the many series he had begun but was too busy to continue – This is the answer.
C. someone who not only could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but also to mimic his successful formula in continuing – one can’t say write in the plural and then ‘someone’ in the singular
D. that being people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula for continuing – being is wordy and superfluous and is a modifier of the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’. One can’t even guess what ‘that’ stands for --- wrong
E. being people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimic his successful formula also, continuing – ‘being’ is wordy and superfluous.
A. people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula also in order to continue --- The modifier part is not parallel. ‘People not only who could write’ should be matched by a parallel “people or those who could mimic.
B. people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate but also mimic his successful formula in order to continue the many series he had begun but was too busy to continue – This is the answer.
C. someone who not only could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but also to mimic his successful formula in continuing – one can’t say write in the plural and then ‘someone’ in the singular
D. that being people who could not only write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimicking his successful formula for continuing – being is wordy and superfluous and is a modifier of the demonstrative pronoun ‘that’. One can’t even guess what ‘that’ stands for --- wrong
E. being people not only who could write children's mystery books for his popular syndicate, but mimic his successful formula also, continuing – ‘being’ is wordy and superfluous.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
This question is very easy to answer if we've gained familiarity with some of the paired structures the GMAT likes to test. In this case, we're dealing with the structure "not only...but also..." When one of these two phrases appears in the correct answer on the test, the other will also be in the sentence.
Two of our choices have this construction, so we've narrowed it down to (B) and (C).
Choice (C) is incorrect because the verbs in this type of construction need to be in the same form, so "not only could write...but also to mimic" is not correct, while "not only write...but also mimic" is.
The correct answer is Choice (B).
This question is very easy to answer if we've gained familiarity with some of the paired structures the GMAT likes to test. In this case, we're dealing with the structure "not only...but also..." When one of these two phrases appears in the correct answer on the test, the other will also be in the sentence.
Two of our choices have this construction, so we've narrowed it down to (B) and (C).
Choice (C) is incorrect because the verbs in this type of construction need to be in the same form, so "not only could write...but also to mimic" is not correct, while "not only write...but also mimic" is.
The correct answer is Choice (B).
