Use of not only but alsoProf. Wechansing Suliya

Use of not only but also

•Rule 1: The sentence must present two Part of information.

•Rule 2: The first part of information comes after 'not only,' and the second part of information comes after 'but also.‘

• Rule 3: Each part of information must be parallel or equal structures.

• That is to say, you should use the same parts of speech for each (comparing nouns to nouns, verbs to verbs, adjective and adjective etc.).

Construction -1

•(Adj)adjective based construction•He is Not only adj-1 but also adj-2•Adj-1-Poor :and adj-2-silent •Two adjectives nature must be synonymous in nature•Example-He is not only poor but also silent

Construction -2

•General(G) Noun based Construction

•He is Not only G.noun-1 but also G.noun-2

•G.noun-1-Doctor :and G.noun-2-Teacher

•Two G.Noun must be different

•Example-He is not only Doctor but also teacher

Construction -3

•Verb(V)based Construction

•He is Not only V1+ing but also V2+ing

•V1+ing-Eating :and V2+ing-Talking

•Two verb must be different

•Example-He is not only eating but also talking