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by LulaBrazilia » Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:33 am
In 1926, in her second attempt to swim across the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle not only crossed the Channel against currents that forced her to swim thirty-five miles instead of the minimal twenty-one, but she set a record for speed as well, by swimming the distance in almost two hours faster than anyone had yet done.

(A) but she set a record for speed as well, by swimming the distance in almost two hours faster than anyone had yet done

(B) but also set a record for speed, swimming the distance almost two hours faster than anyone had yet done

(C) but also swam the distance in almost two hours faster than anyone had yet done, and setting a record for speed

(D) but also setting a record for speed by swimming the distance in almost two hours faster than anyone had yet done

(E) but, swimming the distance almost two hours faster than anyone had yet done, she also set a record for speed
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by Patrick_GMATFix » Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:43 am
Idiom (not only X...but also Y) is tested, where X and Y should be parallel(she not only crossed....but also set). The full solution below is taken from the GMATFix App.

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by [email protected] » Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:57 pm
Hi LulaBrazilia,

This SC is built around parallelism and the 2-part phrase "not only...but also...."

The first part of the sentence offers the phrase "...Ederle not only crossed the Channel....", so the second part of the phrase must use "but also..." and present a past tense verb. Eliminate A and E (for not using "but also") and eliminate D (for not using a past tense verb).

Between B and C, the final rule will be about "style." The phrase "swam the distance IN almost two hours...." is incorrect; eliminate C.

Final Answer: B

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