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Terry3218 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

When to use 'also' with paired conjunction? But also

When do we use also with 'not only, but' and when do we don't? For example :
I arrived home yesterday to find that not only my sink is more turquoise than white, but (also) trim along the perimeter of the floor is cracked?
Should we use 'also' there?
And what about the comma before but? Is that necessary or not?
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terry3218 When do we use ' also ' with 'not only, but' and when don't we don't ? We include 'also' or leave it out mostly as a matter of whim. Some days you feel like adding 'also'; some days you don't.

— CalifJim

  • terry3218 When do we use ' also ' with 'not only, but' and when don't we don't ?
  • We include 'also' or leave it out mostly as a matter of whim.
  • Some days you feel like adding 'also'; some days you don't.
  • There is no grammar rule about this.
  • It's actually one of the least important distinctions in the English language.
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terry3218When do we use 'also' with 'not only, but' and when don't we don't?
We include 'also' or leave it out mostly as a matter of whim. Some days you feel like adding 'also'; some days you don't.
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thanks a bazillion. And if possible, could you also shed some light on the comma issue?
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terry3218shed some light on the comma issue
You used the comma correctly.

CJ

Note: I would have said "the trim" because there's a defining phrase that says where it is.

CJ

Note: I've thought about this a little more, and I believe that the longer the clauses are, the more likely that 'also' will be included. This i
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terry3218not only my sink is more turquoise
... not only is my sink is more turquoise

We invert subject and verb when we begin with an adverb of negation.
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