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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Not only ~ but also
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Hello....
Both 1 and 2 understandable and correct?
1. He was not only smart but also plays tennis well.
2. He not only was smart but also plays tennis well.
Hello....
Both 1 and 2 understandable and correct?
1. He was not only smart but also plays tennis well.
2. He not only was smart but also plays tennis well.
Top answer
Only #2 has the correct correlative coordinator structure, but in neither is the grammar parallel, and I would place a red X before both of those. He was not only smart but also skilled at tennis.
- Only #2 has the correct correlative coordinator structure, but in neither is the grammar parallel, and I would place a red X before both of those.
- He was not only smart but also skilled at tennis.
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Only #2 has the correct correlative coordinator structure, but in neither is the grammar parallel, and I would place a red X before both of those.
He was not only smart but also skilled at tennis.
He was not only smart but also skilled at tennis.
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I see... I see...
Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber!!
By the way...
As a non-native of English....
I happen to have a feeling that when speaking #1 is more used than #2.
#2 sounds very grammatical but a little awkward or too precise....
What about this non-native-ish feeling?
Natives do not feel that way?
And... Google search for an example of the same s
Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber!!
By the way...
As a non-native of English....
I happen to have a feeling that when speaking #1 is more used than #2.
#2 sounds very grammatical but a little awkward or too precise....
What about this non-native-ish feeling?
Natives do not feel that way?
And... Google search for an example of the same s
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As a grammar site, we teach the proper way. It is the same way that I write. Speaking, being a slave of the linearity of time, can produce almost anything.
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