Use of NOT ONLY --- BUT ALSO
JOINING OF SENTENCES
1. We gave him food. We also gave him shelter.
Ans: we gave him not only food but also shelter.
2. The brakes were defective. The engines needed repair.
Ans: Not only the brakes were defective but also the engines needed repair.
3. The coffee was made. The frying pan too was ready to cook the
chops.
Ans: Not only the coffee was made but also the frying pan was ready to
cook the chops.
4. My ankles were weak. I was slow in learning to walk.
Ans: Not only my ankles were weak but also I was slow in learning to
walk.
5. My friend who always gets good marks in the examination is
intelligent. He is hard-working as well.
Ans: My friend who always gets good marks in the examination is not only intelligent but also hard working.
Exercise for practice:
They cursed him. They hung the dead albatross round his neck as a
punishment.
The lady ate caviare. She also drank coffee.
The lady guest was talkative. She was greedy, too.
He is a good student. He is also a good player.
He heard music all around him. He heard two voices in the air, too.
Foreign travel is pleasant. It is also instructive.
Saheen is honest. He is Industrious, too.
They had the blush of an innocent girl. Iney had the rich tone of an
ltalian landscape.
He is weak in English. He is weak in Bengali, too.
The lady guest was a woman of forty. She was talkative, too.
