OG语法第二题的一个选项想和大家讨论一下

茵此95

In her presentation, the head of the Better Business Bureau emphasized that companies should think of the cost of conventions and other similar gatherings as not an expense, but as an investment in networking that will pay dividends.
(A) as not an expense, but as
(B) as not expense but
(C) not an expense, rather
(D) not as an expense, but as
(E) not in terms of expense, but

这一题的B选项如果改成  as not an expense,but an 的话这句话对吗？就是think...as（not A but B）

emmahiggins09

这里要注意的是 not 在这里不是not....but....的用法，这里的not 是和前面的动词 should think of...as 联系在一起的用来否定动词，commas but 在这里表示转折的意思

所以我个人的陋见是你即便是将B改成你写的形式，也是不对的。

茵此95

此时think of…as（not X,but Y）还是不会破坏not...but...的平行啊?
In her presentation, the head of the Better Business Bureau emphasized that companies should think of the cost of conventions and other similar gatherings as not an expense, but an investment in networking that will pay dividends.