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by vscid » Sat Jan 30, 2010 2:18 pm
In 19th-century Europe, a renewed interest in Middle Eastern architecture was kindled not only by increased trade but also by increased tourism and improved diplomatic relations.

a. not only by increased trade but also by

b. by not only increased trade but also by

c. not only by increased trade but also

d. not only by increased trade but

e. by increased trade and also by
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:49 pm
vscid wrote:In 19th-century Europe, a renewed interest in Middle Eastern architecture was kindled not only by increased trade but also by increased tourism and improved diplomatic relations.

a. not only by increased trade but also by

b. by not only increased trade but also by

c. not only by increased trade but also

d. not only by increased trade but

e. by increased trade and also by
Unless I'm missing something, answer choice A looks good to me.
We have parallelism in the not-only-but-also correlative, to get "not only by X but also by Y"
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by money9111 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:51 pm
i thought B looked good... actually I'm lying... i thought it "sounded" the best... I need to get over the whole "oh it's most likely not A" syndrome
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by thephoenix » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:53 pm
A for sure

not only by.........but also by is llel and is correct idiom

rest all violates idiom

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by soumyopriyosaha » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:37 pm
IMO A. not only X but also Y where X and Y are parallel. Only A follows this.

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by money9111 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:43 pm
makes sense
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