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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is "also" needed?

Mother not only finds the washing machine efficient but (also) economical.

ls "also" needed?

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tamguatlay ls "also" needed? Yes, and it badly needs re-ordering: Mother finds the washing machine not only efficient but also economical.

— Mister Micawber

  • tamguatlay ls "also" needed?
  • Yes, and it badly needs re-ordering: Mother finds the washing machine not only efficient but also economical.
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tamguatlayls "also" needed?
Yes, and it badly needs re-ordering:

Mother finds the washing machine not only efficient but also economical.
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Traditionally, not only is followed by but also. Unfortunately, the adherence to this "rule" is ignored more and more. In many (most?) public schools in the U.S. this type of thing is never mentioned in English classes. Included in this category are things like parallel structure, avoidance of misplaced/dangling modifiers, and sentence fragments. The not-only
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Thanks, Philip.

Could you please elaborate on the last sentence? I cannot follow.
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