Standard English ConventionsVery hardInversion after not only
Standard English Conventions practice question
Not only ____ the deadline, but she also delivered the report two days early.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. did she meetCorrect
- B. she met
- C. she did meet
- D. met she
Answer: A. did she meet
After not only at the start of a clause, the auxiliary comes before the subject.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. she met
- No inversion.
- C. she did meet
- The auxiliary must precede the subject.
- D. met she
- The main verb cannot invert without an auxiliary.
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