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Yuuichi Tam
The usage of "not only ~ but also" If I use a phrase "not only ~ but also", Which one is correct? 1.I don't only study a lot but also play a lot. 2.I not only study a lot but also play a lot. 3.Not only I study a lot but also play a lot. And are there other saying ways? In addition, can these sentence be negative like 1.I don`t know how to make the negative of this sentence. 2.I not only don't study a lot but also don't play a lot. 3.Not only I don't study a lot but also don't play a lot.
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1.I don't only study a lot but also play a lot This is OK 2.I not only study a lot but also play a lot. This is OK 3.Not only I study a lot but also play a lot. This is wrong. If you begin with 'Not only', you need an inversion - there has to be a verb before the noun 'I'. Because this is a simple tense, you use 'do' as an auxiliary : 'Not only do I study a lot but I also play a lot.' None of these negative sentences work with 'not only ..but also'. At a stretch, you could say 'I not only don't study a lot but I don't play a lot, either', but it's a little awkward. It might be neater to say something like 'I neither study a lot nor play a lot.'
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