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by artstudent » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:39 am
I know this problem has been discussed exhaustively but can someone explain why E is wrong? (I have my opinion based on the other posts. Just want to see if my thinking is correct).

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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 Frankenstein » Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:28 am
Hi,
When we use Not (only) X but (also) Y, X and Y should be parallel.
Here X - created...
Y - it caused...
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