In this grammar refresh.
We'll start with going over the phrase not only, but also where X and Y are pieces of related information.
So we're going to insert two pieces of information that are related and we're going to tie them together,
are using this phrase not only.
But also.
And whatever these two pieces of information are, make sure that you keep a parallel structure, which
means that the grammatical structure of these pieces of information match, for example, if you put
just only a now.
Then why should also be a noun, not a verb or something else?
Or if X is a verb in the present tense, then why should also be a verb in the present tense?
So make sure you keep this parallel structure.
Let's look at some examples.
The first example is they have not only free coffee, but also free snacks.
So first you can see our structure, not only.
But also and then we've inserted this related information where X would be free coffee and Y would be
the snacks, and so this is a good way to grow in related information and more of a complex way than
just saying they have coffee and snacks.
Right.
But they have not only free coffee, but also free snacks and.
Now we can use this construction not only but also at the beginning of our sentence, right, that we
can put this at the very beginning and that's going to add a little bit of emphasis to our sentence.
But when we do this, make sure that you know that you're going to kind of invert or switch the subject
and the verb.
Let's look at our example and you can see what I mean here.
We have not only were they supportive of my plans, but also they were constantly checking up on me.
And so here we have not only at the beginning, whereas our first example, it was later in the sentence.
So you can hear how I read it, right?
It's not only were they supportive, right, so that not only, you know, get some emphasis, so it
helps this and out that not only this, but also this.
Right.
So not only were they supportive of my plans, but also they were constantly checking up on me.
OK, and we switched the verb in the subject, right?
So you can see here they have.
This is a subject and verb, but when not only is in the beginning, we.
They not only were they supportive, they.
We switched were and they.
But you can see after, but also it's the same, though it's only here at the beginning.
Here we still have subject verb.
Another thing to note is when there is no auxiliary verb, there are no main verb that you use in the
construction, not only, but also.
We're going to use do or does or did some form of the verb to do.
You can see in our example, not only did they fire him.
But they also didn't pay him anything.
So now, instead of using the.
BRB, be right.
We're replacing it with the.