Florida’s Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail

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Florida's Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail, a mixed-use recreation trail paved over an old rail bed, is a curious paradox: it is not only completely man-made but also designed exclusively for human use, yet is classified as a state park.

a)is not only completely man-made but also designed exclusively for human use, yet is
b)not only is completely man-made but also exclusively designed for human use, yet it is
c)is completely man-made but also exclusively designed for human use, yet
d)is completely man-made but also has been designed exclusively for human use, yet is
e)is not only completely man-made but also is exclusively designed for human use, yet

OA is A
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by Nachiket » Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:48 pm
satish_iitg wrote:Florida's Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail, a mixed-use recreation trail paved over an old rail bed, is a curious paradox: it is not only completely man-made but also designed exclusively for human use, yet is classified as a state park.

a)is not only completely man-made but also designed exclusively for human use, yet is
b)not only is completely man-made but also exclusively designed for human use, yet it is
c)is completely man-made but also exclusively designed for human use, yet
d)is completely man-made but also has been designed exclusively for human use, yet is
e)is not only completely man-made but also is exclusively designed for human use, yet

OA is A

Not only X but also Y [ X and Y should be parallel]

Hence A
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by satish_iitg » Mon Apr 15, 2013 4:50 am
Yes, i got that - my confusion is regarding the parallelism of 'Completly man made' and 'designed exclusively'.

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by Lifetron » Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:51 am
"designed exclusively for human use" & "exclusively designed for human use".

Both mean the same ?

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