Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If…
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Select the segment of the sentence that contains the grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
They will paint not only A)/ the outside of the house B)/ but the inside of the house. C)/ No error D)
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
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Correct answer: C
Solution The correct answer is the segment "but the inside of the house." which should read "but also the inside of the house."
Explanation: The sentence uses a correlative conjunction pair. The correct pair is not only...but also, so both parts must appear to maintain parallel structure.
Incorrect sentence: They will paint not only the outside of the house but the inside of the house.
Correct sentence: They will paint not only the outside of the house but also the inside of the house.
Why this is wrong: Using "but" without "also" breaks the correlative pair and the parallelism between the two contrasted elements. Adding "also" after "but" restores the correct structure.