Our behavior very much depends on the state of not only the brain and also the immune system.
A – very much depends on the state of not only the brain and also the immune system.
B – very much depends not only on the state of the brain but also the immune system.
C – is very much dependent both on the state of the brain but also on the state of the immune system
D – is very much dependent not only on the state of the brain but also on the state of the immune system
E – depends, very much, not just on the state of the brain but on the state of the immune system
Right Answer: D
Error Identification
Identifier | Error Type |
Not only… but also | Idioms |
Explanation:
The sentence contains the fixed expression not only … but also. Several options, including the original sentence, use the standard expression incorrectly.
A – ‘very much depends on’ is awkward; ‘not only … and also’ is unidiomatic.
B – depends not only ‘on the state’… but also ‘the immune…’ is a wrong comparison.
C – ‘both X but also Y’ is unidiomatic.
D – This uses the correct standard construction and is idiomatically correct. E – ‘not just on…. But on…’ is unidiomatic.