Bluelagoon wrote:
KyleWiddison wrote:
madzstar wrote:
Managing your irrigation system well and watering your grass wisely not only saves water, but helps to ensure the success of your lawn.
A. saves water, but helps to ensure the success of your lawn.
B. saves water, but also help to ensure the success of your lawn
C. saves water, but the success of your lawn is more helpfully ensured
D. save water, but also help to ensure the success of your lawn
E. save water, but also the success of your lawn is more helpfully ensured
The answer here is just APPAULING!
A. saves water, but helps to ensure the success of your lawn.
B. saves water, but also help to ensure the success of your lawn
C. saves water, but the success of your lawn is more helpfully ensured
D. save water, but also help to ensure the success of your lawn
E. save water, but also the success of your lawn is more helpfully ensured
The answer here is just APPAULING!
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Kyle i have seen answers with not only and but. Do you think We can use this argument here ?
Great question. In the case of this sentence, answer choices A & C (missing 'also') have a grammatical error with the singular verb 'saves', so the question don't really make us choose between 'but also' or 'but'. It's probably best to say that 'not only X, but also Y' is preferred but 'not only X, but Y' is acceptable. When in doubt, look back to rock solid grammar rules like subject/verb agreement.
KW