Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure with 'not only … but also'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The new bridge not only shortens the journey to the mainland ____ opens the island to weekend visitors.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. but alsoCorrect
- B. and also
- C. but it
- D. as well as
Answer: A. but also
'Not only … but also' with parallel verbs: 'shortens … opens'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. and also
- 'Not only … and also' is not the standard pair.
- C. but it
- 'But it opens' adds a subject, breaking the parallel verb structure.
- D. as well as
- 'Not only … as well as' is not the pair.
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