NOT ONLY... BUT ALSO. ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXPLAINED. INVERSION

Many English learners make mistakes with this structure!
Not only... but also is a useful advanced grammar structure but quite tricky as there is a lot to remember and it's easy to get it wrong.

Share your own examples in the comments!
Ben Gill
English Teacher


Book recommendations for Cambridge English exam preparation (B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency)

B2 FIRST (FCE):

🇪🇸 Spain;

🇮🇹 Italy;

🇫🇷 France;

🇩🇪 Germany;

🇬🇧 UK;

C1 ADVANCED (CAE):

🇪🇸 Spain;

🇮🇹 Italy;

🇫🇷 France;

🇩🇪 Germany;

🇬🇧 UK

C2 PROFICIENCY (CPE):

🇪🇸 Spain;

🇮🇹 Italy;

🇫🇷 France;

🇩🇪 Germany;

🇬🇧 UK;

0:00 Why this is important!
1:34 How and when we use it.
2:02 First example
2:38 Inversion
4:10 Second example
4:40 Third example
5:29 Fourth example
6:40 Parallelism
8:05 Review
9:02 Amy's example

#grammar #advancedenglish #advancedgrammar #inversion #c1advanced #c2proficiency #b2first

[jenniferfarr]

🌻Not only you are a good teacher but, you are also an expressive and imaginative content creator of educational material. Thank you, Teacher Ben.

[soksimanuth]

Not only are you good at explaining the meaning, but also giving the examples.

[wadewilson]

I had my advanced exam on the 15th of July and spent the night before the exam watching your tips for the speaking part and it was extremely useful. I’d say I speak good English for a non native speaker but sometimes conversations can get pretty stale as I tend to repeat myself so your suggestions helped a lot to keep things “fresh”. I passed with a 206 out of 210 and considering I basically had to prepare the whole thing in a week I feel extremely proud. Thank you so much for your content, I’ll come back for sure if I feel brave enough to take the proficiency

[najiullahkhan]

Not only have i learned grammer from your video but i also have learned C2 level phrases.

[ccuxewr]

Ben, not only are you a great teacher, but you're also a wonderful man.
Ciao for now 👋

[tonyyordanov]

Little did I know how educational Youtube is, actually. :) Yeah, anyways, everyone here should be really grateful for all the effort that you're putting in those videos! Cheers :)

[hatice]

I have been looking for a video for exactly this grammer rule for months!

[aram]

This word 'only' is one of the most challenging ones. Affects the word order, and depending on where you put it, can also completely change the meaning

[twiceworlddomination-cz]

Not only am I enthralled by your lessons, but I am also enlightened!

[melikapahlavan]

Not only do you speak fluently, but you also teach well

[Dareios]

This one and similar expressions, like the previous one, are very commonly used in everyday conversation, mostly almost without noticing. Thank you for bringing it up. I think there is more to come, you seem to know what we need👍

[qowstck]

Not only have they learned new advanced grammar, but they also have had an opportunity to practice it! Not only was he elated, but also astounded

[turicoppola]

Thank you Ben for sharing your own knowledge with us. Each lesson is like a treasure😍

[vanessadimarco]

Super helpful, Thank you very much.
Not only are your video useful, but also very enjoyable

[alinalesova]

A very detailed explanation of “not only…but also “. Thank you, Ben!

[MusaNajafov]

Not only have I learnt English, but I have also learnt many data about structures in English.

[martaguszek]

I passed my C2 Proficiency in July, your films helped me a lot. I am really grateful.

[ahmedmakbool]

Seriously, I enjoy watching your videos.🎉
Thank you Mr Ben.
I'm from Egypt and I'm a fresh English teacher.
Honestly, thank you again 🙏. I hope to keep doing the hard work 😊.

[rafasocko]

Ben, I am your new fan from Poland! I'm a young catholic priest. I hope I will improve my skills with your help!! :)
All the best!

[FootballEnglish]

Could you please explain to us as to how we can use participial clauses correctly? Thank you in advance.