In the given sentence, two words are missing, replaced by blanks. Choose the pair of words that best fit the blanks in the same order to make the sentence both grammatically and logically correct:

"Not only he (A) ignore the warnings, (B) but he also (C) mocked the elders. (D)"

If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

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In the given sentence, two words are missing, replaced by blanks. Choose the pair of words that best fit the blanks in the same order to make the sentence both grammatically and logically correct:

"Not only he (A) ignore the warnings, (B) but he also (C) mocked the elders. (D)"

If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

Accepted Answer

Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer is option (a).

Error Explanation:

The phrase "Not only he" is incorrect because the correct structure for the correlative conjunction "Not only … but also" requires inversion (placing the auxiliary verb before the subject) in the first clause.

Therefore, the correct phrase should be "Not only did he" instead of "Not only he".

Correct Sentence:
"Not only did he ignore the warnings, but he also mocked the elders

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