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    Which one is correct? (1)

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    Which one is correct?
    Message from cuterose09 posted on 10-06-2009 at 11:45:52

    Please let me know which one is a correct Sentence.....

    Not only she went to london but also visisted many places.

    Not only did she go to london but also visited many places.

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    Edited by bridg on 06-07-2009 18:40


    Re: Which one is correct? by brettdallen, posted on 10-06-2009 at 11:56:56
    Hello,
    The second sentence is the right one. Now, I would probably put it this way:
    "Not only did she visit London, but she also visited many other places/cities".(and remember this is rather formal).
    Bye!


    Re: Which one is correct? by achwak, posted on 10-06-2009 at 12:22:32
    Hello.
    Of course the second sentnce is correct but we can say :
    Sh not only went to London but also visited many places.


    Re: Which one is correct? by taconnet, posted on 10-06-2009 at 13:29:01
    Bonjour.

    As with other correlative conjunctions, you should follow each part of the « not only … but also … construction » with an element of the same grammatical type.

    Thus, instead of
    « She not only bought a new car but also a new lawnmower.»
    You should write :
    « She bought not only a new car but also a new lawnmower.» because in this version both not only and but also are followed by noun phrases.

    Leaving out the « also » from this construction tends to intensify the first part of the construction rather than supplement it:

    « She is not only smart but brilliant.»
    « He not only wanted the diamond but wanted it desperately.»

    Ainsi dans la phrase :
    « I study not only Russian but also Chinese.»
    La règle de construction est bien respectée, Russian et Chinese sont deux noms.

    de même

    « He not only likes French films but he also understands them.»
    La règle de construction est bien respectée,likes et understands sont deux verbes.

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    Edited by lucile83 le 10-06-2009 13:53
    No French please, this is the English Only forum.


    Re: Which one is correct? by wzsail, posted on 23-06-2009 at 12:16:37
    the second is right.
    just make sure that not only but also should both be followed by the same form.


    Re: Which one is correct? by obalike, posted on 25-06-2009 at 12:25:06
    Hello, my answer :
    the first sentence is right , but I change " visisted" by " visitted"

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    Edited by lucile83 on 01-07-2009 17:55
    You'd better change for 'visited'...


    Re: Which one is correct? by razafi, posted on 06-07-2009 at 17:56:34
    I think the first sentence is right.




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