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by ashokkadam » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:31 am
@Skywalker, I can't see the question.
Skywalker wrote:Hi,

Which once is correct " not only reveal " OR " reveal not only " in the question ? Please let me know why.....
[spoiler]OA = E[/spoiler]


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by ashokkadam » Mon Oct 04, 2010 3:34 am
'reveal not only' is correct
The idiom is: Not only X but also Y.
where X and Y should be parallel. Hope that helps
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Which once is correct " not only reveal " OR " reveal not only " in the question ? Please let me know why.....
[spoiler]OA = E[/spoiler]


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by Skywalker » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:02 am
Ashok,

Thanks..... not only X but also Y is FINE whereas I opted for not only "reveal" X but also Y which is not correct.

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by ashokkadam » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:05 am
In this question, the correct usage will be

......reveeal NOT ONLY the chemical elements in the explosion BUT ALSO the speed........

Skywalker wrote:Ashok,

Thanks..... not only X but also Y is FINE whereas I opted for not only "reveal" X but also Y which is not correct.

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by ashokkadam » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:09 am
The below usage would also be correct, just to clarify.

not only reveal............. but also calculate........
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by blaster » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:21 am
in order preserve parallelism reveal must be before the not only... but also constraction . so C,D out.
reveals must be singular because for the compos ion of changes. eliminate A and B.
only E remains and it preserve parallelism.
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