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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

WORKSHEET ON PAIRED CONJUNCTIONS

1  Wrong - Digital cameras are not only changing photography, but our lives.
      Correct - Digital cameras are changing not only photography, but our lives.

2  Wrong - He wasn't only listening to tone, but also to the rhythms and patterns he would need to       understand and communicate.
     Correct - He wasn't listening to only tone, but also the rhythms and patterns he would need to understand and communicate.

3  Wrong - Many people prefer the squatter neighborhoods not only because they provide affordable housing but freedom from government control and a sense of community spirit.
     Correct - Many people prefer the squatter neighborhoods because they provide not only affordable housing but freedom from government control and a sense of community spirit.

4  Wrong - We house them in the nicest neighborhoods we can afford, the ones that are not only comfortable in themselves, but that mask direct evidence of the world's unfairness.
  Correct - We house them in the nicest neighborhoods we can afford, the ones that are not only comfortable in themselves, but mask direct evidence of the world's unfairness.

5  Wrong - Eventually, I began to notice that dreams are not only inspirations for creative life and intresting puzzles to be solved, but that they provided access to a world of meaning that was even greater than the tactics of nonviolent social change.
  Correct - Eventually, I began to notics that dreams are not only inspirations for creative life and intresting puzzles to be solved, but provide access to a world of meaning that is even greater than the tactics of nonviolent social change.

Correct Sentence - The war caused not only destruction and death but also generations of hatred between two communities.

7  Wrong - The car not only is economical but also feels good to drive.
  Correct - The car is not only economical but also feels good to drive.

8  Wrong - He not only painted the ''Annunciation'' but also the ''Mona Lisa''.
  Correct - He painted not only the ''Annunciation'' but also the ''Mona Lisa''.

9  Wrong - He not played for Washington but also for Detroit and Pittsburgh.
  Correct - He played for not only Washington but also Detroit and Pittsburgh.

10  Wrong - I identified with Denzel Washington not only as an actor but as a person
    Correct - I identified with Denzel Washington as not only an actor but a person.

11  Correct Sentence - Not only was it raining all day at the wedding but also the band was late.

12 Wrong - I come not only to bury Caesar, but Brutus and Cassius as well.
    Correct - I come to bury not only Caesar, but Brutus and Cassius as well.

13  Wrong - Not only will they paint the outside of the house but also the inside.
    Correct - Not only will they paint the outside of the house but also the its inside.

14 Correct Sentence - Not only did she forget my birthday, but she also didn't even apologise for forgetting it

15  Correct Sentence - He hadn't done any homework, neither had he brought any of his books to class.

16  Correct Sentence - We didn't get to the castle, nor did we see the cathedral.

17  Wrong - These films both are famous with people of all ages.
    Correct - These films are both famous with people of all ages.

18  Correct Sentence - There was not a considerable difference in percentages for both sex in terms of having a Bachelor's degree.

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