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    Identify the grammatically correct form of the given sentence. Sentence: My father is not only intelligent, yet he also has a wide range of experti
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    Identify the grammatically correct form of the given sentence.
    Sentence: My father is not only intelligent, yet he also has a wide range of expertise.
    I. My father is not only intelligent, but he also has a wide range of expertise.
    II. My father is not intelligent only, also but he has a wide range of expertise.
    III. My father is nor intelligent only, but also he has a wide range of expertise.

    A.

    Only II is correct

    B.

    Only I and II are correct

    C.

    Only I is correct

    D.

    Only III is correct

    Correct option is C

    The correct sentence is only I.
    Explanation:
    · Sentence I correctly uses the correlative conjunction “not only... but also” which is used to show parallel structure in compound sentences.
    · Sentence II and III are grammatically incorrect in word order and structure.
    Grammatical rule used:
    Correlative Conjunction Rule – “not only... but also” should be used to join two parallel elements.
    Example: She not only dances but also sings.
    �� Information Booster: Always maintain parallelism in parts connected by correlative conjunctions.

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