Subtags: Basic Rules and Concepts, Exception and Special Cases
Correct answer: A. Not only have our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- A. Not only have our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- B. Not only has our ways of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- C. Not only our ways of living have changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
- D. Not only have our way of living changed, but people themselves have also been changed.
Explanation
Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject "our ways of living" is plural, so the verb "have" is appropriately plural to maintain agreement.Correlative Conjunction: "Not only" is a correlative conjunction, and when used at the beginning of a sentence, it requires an inversion in the word order. The correct form is "Not only have...but also."Clear Thought: The sentence effectively conveys a clear and complete thought, expressing a parallel relationship between the changes in ways of living and the changes in people themselves.
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