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Not Only But Also: Made by Malek Hany, Aser Morgan, Yousef Essam

Not only but also is used to connect and emphasize two unexpected or surprising phrases. It presents the second phrase as even more surprising than the first. This conjunction gives more unexpected information by connecting two words or phrases that are surprisingly related. Examples show it used to connect actions like painting the inside and outside of a house or entering a competition and winning it. Questions are provided to prompt use of the phrase in sample sentences and answers show the correct formatting.

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57 views6 pages

Not Only But Also: Made by Malek Hany, Aser Morgan, Yousef Essam

Not only but also is used to connect and emphasize two unexpected or surprising phrases. It presents the second phrase as even more surprising than the first. This conjunction gives more unexpected information by connecting two words or phrases that are surprisingly related. Examples show it used to connect actions like painting the inside and outside of a house or entering a competition and winning it. Questions are provided to prompt use of the phrase in sample sentences and answers show the correct formatting.

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Aser Morgan
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NOT ONLY BUT ALSO

Made by Malek Hany , Aser Morgan , Yousef Essam


The meaning of Not only but also

• It is used to connect and emphasize 2 words or 2 phrases at the same


position.

• The two phrases are being presented by the writer as surprising or


unexpected, with the second one being even more surprising than the
first.

• We use “not only but also” to give more information.


Examples of Not only but also

• Not only will they paint the outside of the house , but also the
inside. 

• Not only did she forget my birthday, but also she didn't even
apologise for forgetting it.

• Lily eats not only  beans , but also broccoli.


Questions

• He.......... speaks English………. French.

• He………. studies hard………. works well.

• She………. entered the competition………. won it!


Answers

• He not only speaks English, but also French.

• He not only studies hard, but also works well.

• She not only entered the competition, but also won it!
Thank you
Made by Malek Hany, Aser Morgan, Yousef Essam

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