Question

Combine the sentences using “Not only… but also” conjunction:
He choreographed the dance. He was a part of the performers.
(a) He not only choreographed the dance but was also a part of the performers.
(b) He choreographed not only the dance but also, he was a part of the performers.
(c) He choreographed the dance, not only, but also was a part of the performers.
(d) He choreographed not only the dance but also was a part of the performers.

Answer 1

Hint: The conjunction “not only… but also” means that both the events have happened. Not only did A happen, but B also happened. Example: Not only did she stand first in class, but she was also the all-rounder from our batch.

Complete answer:
 Conjunctions are joining words, that is, they join two sentences or phrases together. Sometimes these conjunctions occur in pairs and are called correlative conjunctions.
(a) He not only choreographed the dance but was also a part of the performers.- The placement of the doing verb “was” is in the correct place. The sentence means that he was the choreographer as well as the performer of the dance.
(b) He choreographed not only the dance but also, he was a part of the performers.- One of the purposes of using conjunctions is to reduce the length of the sentence, or in other words, to make the sentence more compact. In this sentence, there is the usage of two “he” which is redundant. It has resulted in making the sentence longer than necessary. While using conjunctions, we generally eliminate the second pronoun.
(c) He choreographed the dance, not only, but also was a part of the performers.- This placement is wrong because there should be a phrase/word between “not only” and “but also”. The formula is “Not only A, but also B” and not “A not only, but also B”.
(d) He choreographed not only the dance but also was a part of the performers.- Here the sentence is not grammatically wrong but the placement of the doing verb “was” should be in between the words “but” and “also” because we need to place the verb after the noun. The sentence is “...(he) was also a part of the performers” and not “...(he) also was a part of the performers”. This is called subject-verb agreement where the verb is after the subject. The correct answer is option (a).

Note:
It is not necessary that the words “not” and only” and “but” and “also” should sit side by side. There can be appropriate words used in between them to make the sentence correct as is proven by the correct option of this question.