Not only but also!!! In this article, we will learn how to use “not only … but also” in English and show some example sentences.
Not Only But Also
Students often find it difficult to use the correlative conjunction not only … but also correctly.
When you use not only but also in a sentence, you have to ensure that not only and but also go immediately before the words or expressions that they modify.
When using correlative conjunction, both clauses have to be parallel. That means you have to use them before two nouns, two adjectives, two verbs, etc.
- Subject + verb + not only + adjective + but also + adjective
- Subject + verb + not only + adverb + but also +adverb
- Subject + verb + not only + noun + but also + noun
- Subject + not only + verb + but also + verb
Not Only But Also Examples
Below are some not only but also example sentences:
- She is not only a novelist but also a poet.
- He not only studies hard but also works well.
- The robbers not only took his money but also laid it into him.
- She is not only rich but also generous.
- Not only you but also I am planning to go.
- She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustrations.
- He is not only handsome but also intelligent.
- He is not only arrogant but also selfish.
- The system was not only complicated but also ineffective.
- They need not only food but also shelter.
- She not only plays well but also writes music.
- Children’s television not only entertains but also teaches.
- Mark works not only careless but also hasty.
- He speaks Spanish not only naturally but also fluently.
- He not only read the book but also remembered what he read.
- Shakespeare was not only a writer but also an actor.
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She was not only extremely intelligent but also very practical.
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How to Use Not Only But Also in English
Last Updated on August 3, 2023
