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: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550285Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550285Teo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550285http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-550285.xmlnot only ... but (also) ... both ... and ...: If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but (also) the whole organization. -- not only ... (but) also ... used to emphasize that sth else is also true: Not only did she write the text, (but) she also selected the illustrations.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550265Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550265Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550265http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-550265.xml. I vote for not only...but also only.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550249Sun, 24 May 2009 06:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550249New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550249http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-550249.xmlAs far as I know, these constructiosn are possible: not only...but also not only...but not only ... also Please correct me if I&#39;m wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550244Sun, 24 May 2009 06:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:550244Teo3http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#550244http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-550244.xmlWhich is correct? a. Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but it can also harm the people around him. or b.Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but it also can harm the people around him. Either! The following is also acceptable. Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, it can also harm the people around him. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=98218&amp;dict=CALD Not only did he turn up late, he also forgot his books.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#488396Sun, 24 May 2009 06:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:488396Marius Hancu4http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#488396http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-488396.xmlRe MM&#39;s version, I think that it can be dispensed with, for: Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but also can harm the people around him. At the BBC: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=site%3Abbc.co.uk+%22but+also+can+*%22+&amp;btnG=Searchhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#488394Sun, 24 May 2009 06:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:488394Mister Micawber5http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htm#488394http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-488394.xml. This is probably best: Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but also it can harm the people around him.http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 06:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:488390Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/NotOnlyButAlso/zxgpx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-488390.xmlHi, Which is correct? a. Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but it can also harm the people around him. or b.Not only is smoking dangerous to a smoker, but it also can harm the people around him.