don't I receive

I would use the plural (if it's all present tense):

"Not only don't I receive compliments, I constantly get criticized."

Is "Not only do I not" better?

Thanks Vorpar.

New2grammarNot only don't I receive a compliment, I constantly get criticized.

I would reword as: Not only do I not receive a compliment, but I am also constantly criticized.

Yoong Liat, could you tell me why you reworded it? You must have a reason. Could you share it with me?

New2grammar


Your sentence "Not only don't I receive a compliment, I constantly get criticized" is not correctly phrased.

I'm sure it didn't look good to you. Otherwise you would have rephrased it.

Let me be more specific with my question. What

New2grammarWhat is the difference between get criticized and am criticized?

In your sentence 'am criticized' is appropriate.

You don't 'get criticized'. You are criticized.

http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&q=you+get+criticized&meta =

Yoong Liat, I think both are used.

You're right. Let leave 'get criticized' alone. What do you think of the following sentence?

Not only do I not receive a compliment, but I also constantly get criticized.

To be honest, I really don't see any difference. Is 'but' needed? Is 'also' needed?

What's the typical construction? This is a very common construction as far as I know. I thought my version was the typical construction.