Help w/ writing question (blue book)

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<p>pg. 558 number 13 NOTE: parenthesis indicate underlined portion of sentence</p>

<p>Most drivers (know not only that excessive speeding on highways wastes) gasoline, but also that it is dangerous.</p>

<p>A) know not only that excessive speeding on highways wastes</p>

<p>B) know that excessive speeding on highways could be wasteful of</p>

<p>C) are knowledgeable that excessive speeding on highways wastes not only </p>

<p>D) have known that excessive speeding on highways wastes not only</p>

<p>E) know that excessive speeding on highways not only by itself can waste</p>

<p>the correct answer is A. Why not C?</p>

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<p>The construction has to be parallel. Since a verb ("is") follows "but also," then you know that a verb has to follow "not only."</p>

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<p>That, and C is wordier than A, and not to mention that C is passive, while A is active; both of these reasons make A preferable to C (remember, it's choosing the "best" answer, not necessarily any "correct" answer).</p>

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<p>Two things you have to keep in mind: Parallelism and Correlative Conjunctions.</p>

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<p>i think the word "that" makes a difference here. you have to keep the parallel form "not only that... but also that..." if you just had "but also" it would not be parallel.</p>

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<p>i agree ^, "that" has to be follow, if "that" isn't there, it doesn't matter if thers a verb or what soever, its wrong.
i've seen this type of prob numerous times in BB i think.
same thing applies for structure like this:
not because of... but because of...
u get the idea</p>

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<p>thanks guys. just to make sure im understanding the whole correlation, parallel thing, could one of you guys make up a sentence or something as an example?</p>

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<p>right: He know not only that crabs have 8 legs, but also that spiders have 8 legs.</p>

<p>wrong: He know not only that crabs have 8 legs, but also spiders have 8 legs. </p>

<p>btw, you stole my name :P</p>

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<p>^BigB_85 joined before you.</p>

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<p>lol u guys have confusing names
all starts with Big. whats the other dude's name, bigweight??</p>