Learn the basic usage of Not only… But also in English. In this lesson, you are going to learn the use of not only… but also with example sentences and formula structure. Learn this lesson and enhance your conversation and communication skills.
- The war caused not only destruction and death but also generations of hatred between the two communities.
- The car not only is economical but also feels good to drive.
Using Not Only… But also
“Not only… but also” is usually used to emphasize and connect two words or phrases simultaneously, parallelism being the primary goal. It is correlative conjunction, and we use it at the middle and end of a sentence. To add emphasis, we can use not only at the beginning of a clause. When we do this, we invert the subject and the verb. It is used to connect and emphasize 2 words or 2 phrases at the same position.
Not Only… But also With Structure and Examples
| Subject + Verb + not only + Adjective + but also + Adjective
Ex: He is not only handsome but also intelligent. Ex: He is not only poor but also unemployed. |
| Subject + Verb + not only + Adverb + but also + Adverb
Ex: He speaks Spanish not only naturally but also fluently. Ex: Mark works not only carelessly but also hasty. |
| Subject + Verb + not only + Noun + but also + Noun
Ex: I like not only cheesecake but also cake. Ex: They visited not only Germany but also the Spanish. |
| Subject + not only + Verb + but also + Verb
Ex: She not only dances extraordinarily but also sings perfectly. Ex: They not only speak French but also English. |
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Using Not Only… But also In English Sentences
