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: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534313Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534313New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534313http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534313.xmlI thought the construction must start with &quot;not only&quot; as folows Not only does she love ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534312Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534312Kooyeen1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534312http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534312.xmlI think you can get rid of &quot;also&quot;, but not of &quot;but&quot; when you want to use &quot;not only / but also&quot;. You&#39;ll also hear it without all the part &quot;but also&quot;. She not only loves animals, she also devotes herself... She not only loves animals, she devotes herself...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534238Tue, 26 May 2009 12:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534238Abil2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534238http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534238.xmlThanks Philip.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534208Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534208Philip3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534208http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534208.xmlsalt/pepper; ham/eggs; toast/jam; not only/but alsohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534196Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534196Abil4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534196http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534196.xmlThanks Mister Mhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534185Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534185Mister Micawber5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htm#534185http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534185.xml. Yes, you should include it. Many a time we see many a strange thing in language use.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 13:02:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534086Abil6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ButAlso/ggmrx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-534086.xmlShe not only loves animals, but (also) devotes herself to their well being. Is &quot;also&quot; a must in such construction of sentences? Many a times, I saw such kind of sentences without &quot;also&quot;. Thanks