Coral Colonies

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Coral Colonies

by zagcollins » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:14 am
The survival of coral colonies, which are composed of innumerable tiny polyps living in a symbiotic relationship with brilliantly colored algae, are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants like agricultural runoff, oil slicks, and trash, but also by dropped anchors, probing divers, and global warming.

A.are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants like
B.are being threatened, experts say, by not only pollutants such as
C.is not only being threatened, experts say, by pollutants such as
D.is not only being threatened, experts say, by pollutants like
E.is being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants such as

OA is E
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by preetha_85 » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:23 am
IMO E.. wats the OA ?

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by reachac » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:46 am
IMO E

Only E has the paralleism required for the correct sentence formation.
Not only X but also Y...X and Y must have the same form

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Re: Coral Colonies

by kiranlegend » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:56 am
zagcollins wrote:The survival of coral colonies, which are composed of innumerable tiny polyps living in a symbiotic relationship with brilliantly colored algae, are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants like agricultural runoff, oil slicks, and trash, but also by dropped anchors, probing divers, and global warming.

A.are being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants like
B.are being threatened, experts say, by not only pollutants such as
C.is not only being threatened, experts say, by pollutants such as
D.is not only being threatened, experts say, by pollutants like
E.is being threatened, experts say, not only by pollutants such as
IMO E

polluntats after not only is parallel to noun phrases after but also..

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