Examples of sentences with not only ... but also

What comes after the not only … but also construction are parallel phrases—both refer to the singular 'investigation' at the beginning of the ... SkiptoMainContent 1800224468 [email protected] BusinessAddress 11PalmerstonLane,Canberra,ACT2603 ClientLogin 11PalmerstonLane,Canberra,ACT2603 Home EditingServices EditingServices EditingforAcademics ThesisEditing EssayEditing ESLEditing CorporateandGovernmentEditing SpecialistEditing IndigenousEditing Courses Courses YourEditingCareerLaunched EditingSkillsforAcademics Testimonials EnrolNow Guarantees Guarantees QualityGuarantee On-timeGuarantee AboutUs AboutUs About OurEditors Careers Confidentiality Testimonials CodeofEthics Pricing OrderNow FAQ Blog Scholarships Resources Contact Order Thebalancingactwiththenotonly…butalsoconstruction—Part2 PostedbyCapstoneEditingon28December2017 HomeBlogThebalancingactwiththenotonly…butalsoconstruction—Part2 Sharethisarticle TheBalancingActwithTheNotOnly…ButAlsoConstruction—Part2 Inourpreviousarticle,wepresentedthetheorybehindthenotonly…butalsoconstruction.You’llrememberthatthisconstructionisacorrelativeconjunction.Thekeytothecorrectpresentationofnotonly…butalsoisbalance. Let’slookatacoupleofexamplesfromleadingdictionariesaccessedonline. Shenotonlywrotethetextbutalsoresearchedthephotographs(OxfordLivingDictionaries2017). Thisexampleusesthesamepartofspeechandthesametense(pasttense)—thatis,theverbs‘wrote’and‘researched’.Therearenocommasneededbecauseitisasimplesentence—asentencecontainingonesubject(‘She’)andtwoverbs. Thisinvestigationisnotonlyonethatiscontinuingandworldwidebutalsoonethatweexpecttocontinueforquitesometime(CambridgeDictionary2017). Whatcomesafterthenotonly…butalsoconstructionareparallelphrases—bothrefertothesingular‘investigation’atthebeginningofthesentence.Again,nocommasneeded. Lilyeatsnotonlystringbeansbutalsobroccoli(Merriam-Webster2017). Inthissentence,twonouns(‘stringbeans’and‘broccoli’)havebeenused,ensuringthisconstructionisparallel.Anincorrectversionofthismightbe: Lilyeatsnotonlystringbeansbutalsoruns. Thisexampleisunbalancedbecause‘stringbeans’isanounsand‘runs’isaverb. ThecandidatescampaignednotonlyinPerthbutalsoinDarwin. Thebalanceoftheseelementsisperfect.Twoprepositionalphrasesofequalweighthavebeenused.Nocommasneededbecauseit’sasimplesentencecontainingonesubjectandoneverb. Andhere’sthefinalexample: NotonlydidEmilystartplayingthepianobeforeshecouldspeak,buthermothertaughthertocomposemusicataveryearlyage. Thisiswhereitgetsalittlemoreinteresting.Wecanleaveoutalsowhenthesentencesoundsnaturalwithoutit.Wecanusenotonlyatthebeginningofaclause.Whenwedothis,weinvertthesubjectandtheverb.Andacommaisneededtosetofftheintroductoryelement. Ifyouhaveanigglingdoubtaboutthebalanceofyoursentencewhenusingthisconstruction,askyourselfthesefivequestions: 1.    Doeseachclausedependoneachothertoformacompletethought? 2.    Doeseachclauseusethesamepartofspeechandtense? 3.    Doesmysentencemakesense? 4.    Doesmysentencesoundnatural? 5.    IfIomitnotonly...butalsoandinsertandbetweenthetwoelements,doesmysentencestillmakesense?(Givethisoneatrywiththeexamplesabove.) Ifyoucansay‘yes’toeachofthesequestions,you’relikelytohaveusedtheconstructioncorrectly. Thepitfalls Therearepitfallswhenusingnotonly…butalso.Forone,itcanbeoverusedinwriting,particularlyinacademicwriting,resultinginrepetitionandwordiness.Two,itcancreatetoocomplexaconstructionwithtoomanytwistsandturns. Ifyoufoundthisarticlehelpful,weencourageyoutosubscribetoourblogtoreceiveemailnotificationsofourlatestposts. Categories WritingTips Language&Grammar GrammarTips CapstoneEditing 2Commentsonthisarticle AninditaMukherjee 8thAugust,3:09am Reallytheexplanationandexamplesentencesareuseful.👍 PrarthanaSrivastava 9thSeptember,1:30am good... Postacomment Pleaseberespectfulwhenleavingcomments.Allcommentsaremoderatedbeforebeingpublished. Yourname* Emailaddress* Youremailaddresswillnotbepublishedorsharedwithanyone.Pleasereadourprivacypolicyformoreinformation. Post Comment Recentarticles Winnerofthe2021CapstoneEditingGrantforProfessionalThesisEditing WinnersoftheSemester2BecomeanEditorScholarship BecomeanEditorScholarship,Round2! Winnerofthe2021 LaptopGrantforPostgraduateCourseworkStudents Categories GeneralPunctuationAcademicWritingPlagiarism&GhostwritingHigherEducationReferencingTechTipsProofreadingLanguage&GrammarStudentLifeForStudentsHealth&WellbeingThesisWritingFormattingForAcademicsEditingTimeManagement&OrganisationJournalArticlesPublishingForEditorsForPostgraduatesBooks&ManuscriptsESLFictionWritingFunGrammarTipsHowToMotherhood&AcademiaScholarships&FundingWritingTips SubscribetoourBlog Toreceiveinformativearticlesandtailoredadviceforacademicsandstudents,aswellasupdatesaboutourexcitinggrantandscholarshipopportunities,pleasesubscribetoourblog. Subscribe