<p>Marcus Garvey is an important historical figure not only because he opposed racial injustice in the United States but he tried to establish a new African nation governed by and for Black people.
* A. States but he tried
* B. States but he also tried
* C. States, but he also tried
* D. States but also because he tried
* E. States but because he also tried</p>
<p>Why is the correct answer D? What is wrong with choice E?</p>
<p>I think if choice E were plugged into the sentence, it would have been an idiomatic error. Sentences in that format are supposed to be (not only (x)… but also (y)).</p>
<p>“But” & “also” are always together if they follow “not only…”</p>
<h2>This question has nothing to do with idioms, or something “always” being “together.” An idiom is a word or phrase that typically has no grammatical precedence (meaning it doesn’t follow the rules of grammar and you can’t structure it through reasoning), such as “kick the bucket,” which means “to die.”</h2>
<p>The sentence says two things:
<p>Underlined are the INDEPENDENT clauses. They are simple statements.
In bold are the DEPENDENT adverbial clauses. In this case, they express why Marcus Garvey is an important historical figure.</p>
<p>Since the phrases in italics are adverbial, they act as adverbs and therefore modify verbs. The verb in this case is “is,” which powers the whole clause: “Marcus Garvey is an important figure.”
Adverbs can be repeated in parallel. For example, you can say: “I did it quickly and effectively” without having to say “I did it” twice. We know that the person did it quickly, but he also did it effectively.</p>
<p>Similarly, you don’t have to say “Marcus Garvey is an important historical figure” twice. The 2 adverbial clauses (which give 2 reasons for his being an important historical figure) are simply repeated.</p>
<p>“Marcus Garvey is an important historical figure not only because he opposed racial injustice in the United States but also because he tried to establish a new African nation governed by and for Black people.”</p>
<p>Since there are TWO adverbial clauses (in bold) modifying the main clause (underlined), you want to say “also” to connect them (as in, “I did it quickly but ALSO effectively”).</p>
<p>(E) uses “also” to modify the verb within the second adverbial clause. It is simply placed in the wrong place. “He also tried” implies that there is something in addition to the action of trying as opposed to something in addition to the REASON (the sentence precisely gives two reasons for the main clause)</p>
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<p>Thanks, it makes a lot more sense now.</p>
<p>Not only… But also </p>
<p>^NEED to know it.</p>