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Fireflysaigon Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"not only ... but also" & "both ... and"
Hi, everybody!
My question today is about "not only ... but also" & "both ... and"
I have a couple of sentences like this:
He is interested in gardening. He is interested in collecting stamps.
= He is interested in not only gardening but also collecting stamp.
or
= He is interested not only in gardening but also in collecting stamps.
My question is : Which one is true? _ I opt the second one.
My next question is:
Can we replace "not only ... but also" with "both ... and"
i.e.
He is interested not only in gardening but also in collecting stamps
= He is interested both in gardening and in collecting stamps.
Many thanks in advance.
My question today is about "not only ... but also" & "both ... and"
I have a couple of sentences like this:
He is interested in gardening. He is interested in collecting stamps.
= He is interested in not only gardening but also collecting stamp.
or
= He is interested not only in gardening but also in collecting stamps.
My question is : Which one is true? _ I opt the second one.
My next question is:
Can we replace "not only ... but also" with "both ... and"
i.e.
He is interested not only in gardening but also in collecting stamps
= He is interested both in gardening and in collecting stamps.
Many thanks in advance.
Top answer
Grammarians say that not only and both should be followed by elements having the same grammatical structure. Therefore all of your sentences are correct. Another option is He is interested in both gardening and collecting stamps.
- Grammarians say that not only and both should be followed by elements having the same grammatical structure.
- Therefore all of your sentences are correct.
- Another option is He is interested in both gardening and collecting stamps.
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Grammarians say that not only and both should be followed by elements having the same grammatical structure. Therefore all of your sentences are correct.
Another option is
He is interested in both gardening and collecting stamps.
Another option is
He is interested in both gardening and collecting stamps.
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Hi
I opt for the seconde one
"He is interested not only in gardening but also in collecting stamps." this one is better because it keeps parallelism and this makes a better style
For the second one you've already answered it Not Only ....but also can be substituted by Both .... and
Here's another Example
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I opt for the seconde one
"He is interested not only in gardening but also in collecting stamps." this one is better because it keeps parallelism and this makes a better style
For the second one you've already answered it Not Only ....but also can be substituted by Both .... and
Here's another Example
Shakespeare wrote drama
Shakespeare wrote comedy
Shakespeare wro
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It's my understanding that the differences between 'not only A but (also)B' and 'both A and B'
First, in case of 'not only A (,)but also B, you can put comma in front of B.
Second, 'Not only A but also B' has the hidden meaning the writer has his or her heart set on: intentional emphasis on B, compared with A.
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