GWD6-16

evelyn205205

Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also caused erosion and very quickly deforested whole regions
A.Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
B.Not only did the systematic clearing of forests in the United States create farmland (especially in the Northeast), which gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
C.The systematic clearing of forests in the United States, creating farmland (especially in the Northeast) and giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also
D.The systematic clearing of forests in the United States created farmland (especially in the Northeast) and gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it also
E.The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but it

ANSWER: B
BUT I CHOSE A INSTEAD?
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH A ？

evelyn205205

谢谢各路大侠

aeoluseros

answer is wrong. instead it should be D.
two clauses in this sentence express contradictory attitudes towards systematic clearing of forests, so but is required to state this relation clearly.

evelyn205205

BUT "NOT ONLY DID........"是一个倒装的表达，有强调的效果，把倒装句改为正常语序不是错误的嘛

suribaby

就是选B，D错的

A多了一个it

sotonfei

这题好像应该选D吧？句子的意思是要表达一个转折 （砍树给人们带来便宜的房屋和家具...好处，but却造成了森林的消失...坏处），而不是not only...but also所表达的递进（不仅带来了好处...更造成了坏处？？听起来怪怪的）。如果光从语法考虑，选项B的句型用的是没错：Not only did A do X, but also did Y. 选项A多了个it。

kazemi

The GMAT loves to test the "not only... but also" construction. Whenever half of this construction appears, the other half will as well.

So, we can quickly eliminate (c), (d) and (e).

(a) has a verb tense problem: "create... and gave..." are not parallel, yet they should be. i.e., the sentence should read "create...and give...".

To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of (b) either. For the sentence to be truly parallel, there should be an "it" after the comma.

A better version would have been:

"The systematic clearing of forests in the United States not only created farmland (especially in the Northeast), giving consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture, but also"

Also, if (e) ended with "but also" instead of "but it", it would be perfect.

sotonfei

楼上的同学排除c,d,e的理由有点牵强吧。
另外又发现一点，b选项中 定于从句 which gave consumers relatively inexpensive houses and furniture修饰的是前面的farmland, 但事实上 便宜的房子和家具并不是耕地带来的，而是The systematic clearing of forests带来的。

evelyn205205

我明白了

evelyn205205

ANSWER D IS CORRECT. Two clauses in this sentence express contradictory attitudes towards systematic clearing of forests, so but are required to state this relation clearly. IT IS NOT A STRUCTURE OF “NOT ONLY….BUT ALSO…”. AFTER READING THE WHOLE SENTENCE, YOU WILL FIND THE ACTUAL MEANING OF THE SENTENCE.