How do you use but also?
How do you use but also?
“Not only… but also” can be used to connect either nouns or clauses. When it connects nouns, you never use commas, but when connecting clauses that are complete sentences, you use a comma to separate them. My favorite food is not only lobster but also scallops and shrimp.
Is it correct to say but also?
When using not only . . . but also in a sentence, parallelism should be the goal. It means that the words following both parts of this correlative conjunction (i.e., not only and but also) should belong to the same parts of speech. For example, if a verb follows not only, then a verb should also follow but also.
What does but also mean?
The construction not only….but (also) is called a correlative conjunction. It is used to present two related pieces of information. Both pieces of information are being presented by the writer as surprising or unexpected, with the second one being even more surprising than the first.
What do you use except but for?
But meaning ‘except’ But means ‘except’ when it is used after words such as all, everything/nothing, everyone/no one, everybody/nobody: The cleaning is done now, all but the floors.
What kind of conjunction is but also?
Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join together words or phrases that have equal importance within a sentence, like “either/or”, “such/that” and “not only/but also”.
What part of speech is but also?
Conjunction. A conjunction (also called a connective) is a word such as and, because, but, for, if, or, and when. Conjunctions are used to connect phrases, clauses, and sentences. The two main kinds are known as coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Is but also necessary?
Strictly speaking, no, it is not needed. You can use other insertions such as ‘but in addition’, but that means from a ‘balance’ point of view, that is two syllables as opposed to five.
How do we use not only but also?
Not only is used with but also to add emphasis when writing about two related things. An example is: He is not only tall but also strong. This means he is both tall and strong. Not only. . . but also used to connect two words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance and place emphasis on the second one.
What can I say instead of also?
additionally,
Is it except for or Except?
But in contemporary English, we find that both ‘except’ and ‘except for’ may be used to mean ‘with the exception of. In other words, ‘except for’ is now a substitute for ‘except’ in many cases, and therefore they are sometimes interchangeable.
Can you say except for?
As a rule of thumb, use “except” when you are talking about a group of things, and want to single out part of this group, and use “except for” when describing a state and something that invalidates that state.
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