{"id":72411,"date":"2019-09-29T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72411"},"modified":"2019-09-29T09:01:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T09:01:55","slug":"not-only-but-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/not-only-but-also\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Only \/ But Also"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper\">\n<section id=\"main\">Not only and but also normally go immediately before the words or expressions that they modify.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>She is <b>not only<\/b> rich <b>but also<\/b> famous. (Here we use two adjectives &#8211; rich, famous &#8211; after &#8216;not only&#8217; and &#8216;but also&#8217;.)<\/li>\n<li>He visited <b>not only<\/b> France <b>but also<\/b> Switzerland. (Here we use two nouns &#8211; France and Switzerland &#8211; after &#8216;not only&#8217; and &#8216;but also&#8217;.)<\/li>\n<li>He <b>not only<\/b> insulted her in front of her friends <b>but also <\/b>threatened to beat her up. (Here we use two verbs &#8211; insulted, threatened &#8211; after &#8216;not only&#8217; and &#8216;but also&#8217;.)<\/li>\n<li>He was <b>not only<\/b> upset <b>but also<\/b> angry.<\/li>\n<li>The place was <b>not only <\/b>good, <b>but also <\/b>safe.<\/li>\n<li>She is <b>not only <\/b>a good wife, but also a good mother.<\/li>\n<li>She speaks <b>not only <\/b>English, <b>but also <\/b>French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mid position with verb is also possible.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>She <b>not only <\/b>speaks English, <b>but also <\/b>French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For emphasis <b>not only <\/b>can be moved to the beginning of a clause. Note that we use the inverted word order &#8216;not only + auxiliary verb + subject&#8217;. <b>But <\/b>can be left out in some cases.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li>She was <b>not only <\/b>sad, <b>but also <\/b>angry.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not only was she <\/b>sad; she was <b>also <\/b>angry.<\/li>\n<li>They <b>not only <\/b>need food, <b>but also <\/b>shelter.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not only do they need <\/b>food, but they <b>also <\/b>need shelter.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not only do they need <\/b>food; they <b>also <\/b>need shelter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"wrapper\">\n<section id=\"main\">Students often find it difficult to use the correlative conjunction <b>not only &#8212; but also<\/b> correctly.<\/p>\n<p>When you use not only &#8212; but also in a sentence, you have to ensure that <b>not only<\/b> and <b>but also<\/b> go immediately before the words or expressions that they modify.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She is <b>not only<\/b> <i>intelligent <\/i><b>but also<\/b> <i>beautiful<\/i>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When using a correlative conjunction, both clauses have to be parallel. That means you have to use them before two nouns, two adjectives, two verbs etc. Study the following examples.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They need <b>not only<\/b><i> food<\/i><b> but also<\/b><i> shelter<\/i>. (Here we use nouns (food and shelter) after not only and but also.)<\/li>\n<li>She is <b>not only<\/b> <i>rich<\/i> <b>but also<\/b> <i>generous<\/i>. (Here we use adjectives (rich and generous) after not only and but also.)<\/li>\n<li>My uncle <b>not only<\/b> <i>brought me to the city<\/i> <b>but also<\/b> <i>found a good job for me<\/i>. (Here we use verb phrases after not only and but also.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Not only<\/b> can go at the beginning of a sentence. In this case, it is followed by auxiliary verb + subject. If there is no other auxiliary verb, we use<b> do.<\/b> <b>But<\/b> can be left out in this case.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Not only did my uncle <\/b>bring me to the city, <b>but he also found<\/b> a good job for me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Not only did my uncle<\/b> bring me to the city; <b>he also found<\/b> a good job for me.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not only is Jack<\/b> working at a pub, <b>but he is also doing <\/b>his graduation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Not only is Jack<\/b> working at a pub; <b>he is also doing<\/b> his graduation.<\/li>\n<li><b>Not only is Susan going<\/b> to England, <b>but she is also going<\/b> to France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Not only is Susan<\/b> going to England; <b>she is also going<\/b> to France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only and but also normally go immediately before the words or expressions that they modify. She is not only rich but also famous. 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