lokesh r wrote:All these days i beleived that not x..but y..is correct usage..but here is rare question which violates the rule..can someone explain the answer.
OA..
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Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also caused erosion and very quickly deforested whole regions.
A. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
B. Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast), which gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
C. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States, creating farmland (especially in the Northeast) and giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
D. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States created farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
E. The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it
Nope, the idea is wrong:
Please, please MIND {LOOK AT} the meaning of the sentence:
When do we use "
Not only x, but also Y"? When we have both the X and the Y parallel.
Example:
He not only helps the poor but also takes care of them.
---> Helps and takes are parallel.'
We went not only to USA but also to Canada. ---NOUN + NOUN.
Special case of
not only..but also
Not only + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb ...but + subject + also
Example:
Not only does he walk daily, but he also goes to gym three days in a week.
When we need to use "but" or "but + Subject also"? When we need to express a contrast.
Example:
They have helped the boy, but they also destroyed his career.
--> Clear contrast: Help Vs destroy.
The same deal is in this sentence.
First: Gave gave consumers relatively
inexpensive houses and furniture
Second: caused erosion and very quickly deforested whole regions
Two things are contrasted as it is in my example.
Conclusion: In this sentence, you have contrast; therefore, you are required to use "but".
Answer is D, which has correctly used "but" to express contrast.
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