correct the sentence -A
Identify the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence be correct :
((Not only does he speaks English, he also speaks fluent Arabic))
1-Not only
2-does he
3-speaks ...........
4-he also speaks
correct the sentence and explain please
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Answers · 5
1
Hello,
3- speaks
" Not only does he speak English, he also speaks fluent Arabic."
You can't say "does he speaks ".
When using 2 consecutive verbs, the change in tense or form will be applied to the first of them and the second is used in the infinitive form.
You add 'S' to 'does' with the third singular pronoun 'he' and this applies that the other verb is conjugated in its infinitive form 'speak' .
The same will apply if you used the past tense for the first verb the second will be in the infinitive as for example:
You say "Not only did he go", but you don't say "not only did he went."
0
he is not only can speaks english, he also can speaks arabic fluently
0
Victor's reply would also have been correct if he had remebered to add -ly to fluent.
He also speaks Arabic fluentLY
or he also speaks fluent Arabic.
Brian
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- He does not only speak English, but he also speaks fluent Arabic.
'not only... but also...' = to emphasise that something else is also true.
or
- Not only does he SPEAK English, he also speaks fluent Arabic.
= 'Not only' is placed first in the sentence (for emphasis) and then followed by the inverted (= interrogative 'does he speak') form of the verb.
= inversion of the verb
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He not only speaks English, he also speaks Arabic fluent.
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