Standard English ConventionsVery hardNot only pairs with but also
Standard English Conventions practice question
The new bridge is not only shorter than the old one ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. but also saferCorrect
- B. and also safer
- C. but safer also
- D. it is also safer
Answer: A. but also safer
"not only" pairs with "but also".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. and also safer
- "not only … and also" is not a standard pairing.
- C. but safer also
- "also" belongs with "but".
- D. it is also safer
- A comma splice with no conjunction.
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