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Answer · Lily eats not only string beans but also broccoli. · The candidates campaigned not only in Iowa but also in New Hampshire. · Not only did Samuel start ... Learner'sDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary MySavedWords Login × AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary MostPopular MySavedWords Login Learner'sDictionary AsktheEditor ASKYOURQUESTION Archive Selectmonth... 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Answer Theconstructionnotonly....but(also)iscalledacorrelativeconjunction.Itisusedtopresenttworelatedpiecesofinformation.Bothpiecesofinformationarebeingpresentedbythewriterassurprisingorunexpected,withthesecondonebeingevenmoresurprisingthanthefirst.Thefirstpieceofinformation,whichwe’llcall[A],comesafternotonly,andthesecondpieceofinformation,[B],comesafterbut(also),likethis: notonly[A]....but(also)[B] Belowaresomesentenceswiththeconstructionnotonly[A]....but(also)[B].[A]and[B]areunderlined. Lilyeatsnotonlystringbeansbutalsobroccoli. ThecandidatescampaignednotonlyinIowabutalsoinNewHampshire. NotonlydidSamuelstartplayingthepianobeforehecouldspeak,buthismothertaughthimtocomposemusicataveryearlyage. Themostimportantruletorememberaboutusingthisconstructionisthat[A]and[B]mustbeparallelstructures,inotherwords,thesamepartofspeech,asintheexamplesabove.Insentence1,[A]and[B]arebothnouns(stringbeansandbroccoli).Insentence2theyarebothprepositionalphrases,andinsentence3theyarebothmainclauses.Althoughyouwillcertainlyfindexamplesthatdonotfollowthisrule,manygrammarians,writingteachers,andwritersinsistuponthisrule,soitisbesttofollowit,especiallyinformalwriting. Ihopethishelps. ASKYOURQUESTION Archive Selectmonth... 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- 1Examples of sentences with not only ... but also
What comes after the not only … but also construction are parallel phrases—both refer to the sing...
- 2一次搞定國中英文文法:not only… but also這個必考用法
not only A but also B的含意:「不只A而且還B」。 這個用法在涵義上,較強調B。例如:. Jessie is not only in the cheerleading tea...
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若 not only 和 but also 引導的是子句時,【句首由 Not only 所引導的子句必須倒裝】,而第二個子句則應由簡單連接詞 but 來引導,副詞 also 必須置於靠近動詞的位...
- 4Not only … but also - 當代英語文法- 劍橋線上詞典
Not only will they paint the outside of the house but also the inside. When there is no auxiliary...
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若連接主要子句並且由Not only開頭時,則要用倒裝用法,but為連接詞不可省略,但also為副詞,可省可保留。 句型:Not only + 助動詞+ S + Vr , but (also) ...