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Natalia09 Posted 12 years ago
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not only possible

Dear all,

is the word order this sentence correct:

Our cooperation is not only possible because the borders are open but also because...

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Natalia09 word order No. You need to move words around a bit to make a parallel pattern: Our cooperation is possible not only because the borders are open but also because ... CJ

— CalifJim

  • Natalia09 word order No.
  • You need to move words around a bit to make a parallel pattern: Our cooperation is possible not only because the borders are open but also because ...
  • CJ
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Natalia09word order
No. You need to move words around a bit to make a parallel pattern:

Our cooperation is possible not only because the borders are open but also because ...

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Does this also apply if there was no "not"?
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Natalia09Does this also apply if there was no "not"?
Your question is not clear. If there were no "not", you couldn't form the structure not only ... but also ....

There is no structure such as only ... but also .... That wouldn't make sense.

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In mean without but:

Our cooperation is only possible because ...
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Our cooperation is possible only because ...
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Natalia09Our cooperation is only possible because ...or Our cooperation is possible only because ...
It doesn't matter. You can use either one.
Personally, I don't have much of a preference, but I would probably use the first. Others might prefer the second.

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