Application goal: Using Not only with inversion.
After some initial negative expressions, including Never and Rarely, put the auxiliary before the subject. This is more formal or emphatic than ordinary word order.
Context: Presenting two connected benefits. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
After some initial negative expressions, including Never and Rarely, put the auxiliary before the subject. This is more formal or emphatic than ordinary word order.
Context: Presenting two connected benefits. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
Not only did the trial reduce waiting times, but it also revealed where information was being repeated.
لم تقلل التجربة أوقات الانتظار فحسب، بل كشفت أيضًا مواضع تكرار المعلومات.
Staff were entering the same details into two separate forms.
كان الموظفون يدخلون التفاصيل نفسها في نموذجين منفصلين.
Not only was this inefficient, but it also created opportunities for inconsistent records.
لم يكن هذا غير كفء فحسب، بل أتاح أيضًا احتمال عدم اتساق السجلات.