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Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure with 'not only … but also'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The pottery not only sells its own work ____ runs classes for the village school.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. but alsoCorrect
  2. B. and also
  3. C. but
  4. D. as well as

Answer: A. but also

'Not only … but also'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. and also
'Not only … and also' is not the pair.
C. but
'Not only … but' is incomplete in this construction.
D. as well as
'Not only … as well as' is not the pair.

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