http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/blgdl/post.htm#139373Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:13:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:139373Rotter0http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/blgdl/post.htm#139373http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-139373.xmlThanks CalifJim I thought it was a hard and past rule. The following is the entire article which I forgot to mention here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4253626.stmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/blgdl/post.htm#139367Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:13:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:139367CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/blgdl/post.htm#139367http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-139367.xmlThe usual combination is as you say. "not only ... but also ...". Nevertheless, it is not a hard and fast rule. The omission of "also" is not really objectionable. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/blgdl/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 09:13:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:139360Rotter2http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/blgdl/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-139360.xmlLast year, Smita Patel lost 500,000 rupees ($11,400) of her personal savings in a day on the Indian stock market. Since then, not only has she recouped her loss but is in profit to the tune of 250,000 rupees ($5,700) due to a share market surge that shows no sign of slowing down. "I have never made money in the markets, from the time I started investing more than 10 years ago. This is the first time I have made any profits and now I am happy to say I am a gainer." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have learnt to use the words 'not only' to combine with the words 'but also'. In the above the words 'not only'...