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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

(also)~, and not just~

Jennifer Cheng of Comic Book Resources said the issue felt "like a well put-together TV show, and not just in its faster week-to-week pacing. There are many interlocking parts to the plot, and each part holds its own," awarding the issue 3.5 stars out of 5.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Eternal#cite_note-Eternal4CBR-64

I'd like to know whether my example used the structure "(also)~, and not just" and whether "in its faster week-to-week pacing" modifies "like" as a present participle phrase.

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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I don't see any implied "also". "not just in its faster week-to-week pacing" is not a present participle phrase. "pacing" is a noun there.

— GPY

  • I don't see any implied "also".
  • "not just in its faster week-to-week pacing" is not a present participle phrase.
  • "pacing" is a noun there.
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I don't see any implied "also".

"not just in its faster week-to-week pacing" is not a present participle phrase. "pacing" is a noun there.
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Thank you, GPY, for your another kind answer. Emotion: smile

I don't see any implied "also".
I know I can omit "a
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park sang joonI know I can omit "also" in the structure "not just~, but also~/ also~, and not just~"
.I think "being" is omitted in "being in its faster week-to-week pacing."
You cannot 'omit' also from the original sentence because it was never there.
Being is incorrect in that sentence.
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Thank you, fivejedjon, for your answer. Emotion: smile

You cannot 'omit' also from the original sentence because it was nev
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know whtehr the structure "B~, and not just A" is like "not just A, but B."
No. "felt like a well put-together TV show, and not just in its faster week-to-week pacing" means that (i) it felt like a well put-together TV show; and (ii) the faster week-to week pacing was not the only reason why it felt that way.
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Thank you, GPY, for your continuing benevolent answer. Emotion: smile

OP: Jennifer Cheng of Comic Book Resources said the issue fe
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park sang joonThen, I'd like to know whether "it is" is omitted after "TV show, and"?Here, "it" indicates the former clause?, and if so, l'd also like to know it is grammatically possible.
"it is" does not fit very well. "this is" would fit better. However, the sentence does not need anything to be added. It reads fine as it is.
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I'm sorry but I'd like to ask you one more question. Emotion: embarrassed
I know I can rephrase the structure "not A but B" to "B, and not A
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park sang joonI'm sorry but I'd like to ask you one more question. I know I can rephrase the structure "not A but B" to "B, and not A."So, I'd like to know why I can't rephrase the structure "not just A, but B" to "B, and just A."
I assume you mean mean "B, and not just A"?

Your thinking is valid when A and B are nouns; e.g. "not just mice, but
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