Robin Simmons
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2023, Day 270

The veterinarian had good news: Dolores’s giraffe not only did not have an intestinal yarn blockage ____ pregnant — with twins!

The right choice is ...

but she was also

, but she was also

but was also

, but also was

23 votes — 11:37 PM - Sep 27, 2023
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Verifiably Nobody
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In response to Robin Simmons.
It doesn’t need the but at all.
11:39 PM - Sep 27, 2023
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Robin Simmons
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In response to Verifiably Nobody.
Without the *but*, you would have a fused sentence or comma splice, depending on the choice A - D that you made. Both are major sentence errors.
10:38 PM - Sep 28, 2023
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Verifiably Nobody
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In response to Robin Simmons.
Really? The but is artistically awkward and superfluous. Not only…but also is of course a grammatical nicety however that sentence in the illustration is awkward.
12:02 AM - Sep 29, 2023
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Verifiably Nobody
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In response to Robin Simmons.
Indeed I will. Not only was that example awkward it was also gauche. That’s me doing me. 😊
12:31 AM - Sep 29, 2023
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