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by atulmangal » Fri May 13, 2011 9:09 pm
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
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by wilson4mba » Fri May 13, 2011 9:24 pm
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

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
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by atulmangal » Fri May 13, 2011 9:30 pm
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
This is a GMAT prep question...plus "IT" has referent "clearing" in Op D...
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by HSPA » Fri May 13, 2011 10:23 pm
C/E are clearly out.

B is following the idiom not only but also but it says farmland gave furniture..

I took A > D

But I do agree with D.. the idiom not only but also
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by raunekk » Sat May 14, 2011 2:52 am
A is the least awkward of the lot...

A for me..
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by atulmangal » Sat May 14, 2011 3:08 am
OA is Op D only

@HSPA

There is no NOT ONLY...BUT ALSO structure is there in Op D
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by raunekk » Sat May 14, 2011 3:39 am
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?
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by atulmangal » Sat May 14, 2011 3:59 am
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?
The options are correctly written..for the ans of ur query...follow this link
https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/not ... t3129.html
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by raunekk » Sat May 14, 2011 4:08 am
woaa..this is one queer question..

thanks for bringing it to our attention...

I am bookmarking it...

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by cyrwr1 » Sat May 14, 2011 8:12 am
why was this post recreated?
I remember myself posting on an older post regarding this here :
https://www.beatthegmat.com/not-only-did ... 71-30.html


If bump, please bump the link.

This question is an excellent question in which the idiom Not Only, But Also is in an incorrect answer!
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by aspirant2011 » Sat May 14, 2011 8:46 am
why is actually A wrong??????I am still not able to get the same :-(
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by cyrwr1 » Sat May 14, 2011 10:14 am
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
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by ankurmit » Tue May 17, 2011 2:28 am
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
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