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A: problem with not only..but also

whiskeychiefNot only X, but also Y The word “do” will be very useful here. If you remember the three forms that the present tense can take — “I run, I am running, I do run” — then you’ll recognize the proper use of “do“. Not only do institutes provide X, they provide Y. Not only does the hotel...

@whiskeychief...thanks for the answer.
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@whiskeychief..you have used 'it' and 'it also' intentionally in the example sentences? I am asking that because not only..but also requires same kind of word after each of them. That is if we have used a verb after not only then we have to use a verb after but also. But in your example sentences this rule is not followed.
Can you explain more what you mean? “not only...but also requires (the) same kind of word after each of them.”
not only then a verb..but also then again a verb...its the right way to use it...a verb and a adjective combination will be wrong, for example.
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You're correct -- "not only X but [also] Y" should have X and Y as both verbs, both adjectives, or both nouns, not a mixture. I'll add this to the answer.
@whiskeychief...in your current answer the examples you have used are different from not..but also. So, are they correct?
Hello
I think your concern is that there is not a "but" in the second clause, is that correct?
I want to know if the rule of parallelism applies only to not only but also Structure.
The hotel does not provide only Wi-Fi, it also provides breakfast. Is this sentence also a not only but also structure or is it different?
yes
@whiskeychief yes
Yes, the rule of parallelism definitely applies.
"The hotel does not VERB only NOUN, it also VERBS NOUN."
I've added this as a big section to the end of the answre.
..answer.
Does it make sense to you?

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