Not only

atulmangal wrote: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

wilson4mba wrote:
A- the pronoun 'it' does not have a reference
B-which does not have a reference
C-awkward and idiom usage is not proper
D-'it' has not reference
E-idiom usage is not proper

all the options have some or the other grammatical mistakes.
Maybe we need to choose the one with the least one or such type cannot come in GMAT

raunekk wrote:You cant use But also with out...not only.. i guess you made a typo in the options...

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


Is D still the OA?

cyrwr1 wrote:you use not only X, but also Y

When both X and Y are used in the same light(either positive or negative)

Here, creating farmland(positive) and Erosion(negative) are opposite effects of the clearing.

Hence, ALL not only X, but also Y can be eliminated