Mubarak Abdessalami

How can I add information? Adding information needs some well defined linking words also called conjunctions. Here are some of them,

Part I and | also | too | besides | moreover | furthermore | in addition | additionally | etc. Now we have two pieces of information which we want to add one to the other. As language expression is flexible as far as it doesn't harm the meaning. •

Leila cooks the dinner.

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Leila does the dishes.

Now we can use one of the linking words above to do the adding. For Example 1. Leila cooks the dinner, and she does the dishes. 2. Leila cooks the dinner, besides she does the dishes. 3. Leila cooks the dinner; in addition to that, she does the dishes. 4. Leila cooks the dinner; moreover, she does the dishes. 5. Leila cooks the dinner; furthermore, she does the dishes.

Part II along with | as well as When it comes to linking two pieces of information with "along with" and "as well as", some changes happen. These two require a gerund, like in,

1. Leila cooks the dinner along with doing the dishes. 2. Along with doing the dishes, Leila cooks the dinner. 3. Along with cooking the dinner, Leila washes the dishes. 4. Leila cooks the dinner as well as doing the dishes.

The only condition, however, is to have the same subject (Leila=she)

Part III not only ... but ...also .....

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not only ... but .............. as well.

Expressing addition using "not only ... but ...", on the other hand, is a little hard for beginners, There are two ways to do it.

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Leila not only cooks the dinner, but she also does the dishes.

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Leila not only cooks the dinner, but she does the dishes as well.

TWO The

flexibility

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expression

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the

most

appropriate style to use, but some grammar is needed to do the job correctly. Have a look at this,

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Not only does Leila cook the dinner, but she also does the dishes.

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Not only does Leila cook the dinner, but she does the dishes as well.

Let's Practice Join the following sentences using the words between brackets

1. I can drive a lorry, and I can park it as well. 2. Leila makes cakes, and she sells them, too. 3. Ted speaks English, and he can write it. 4. He locked the door, and threw the key away.

(not only ... but) (not only ... but) (not only ... but) (not only ... but)

5. The food was expensive; besides, it was uneatable.

(not only ... but)

KEY 1. I can drive a lorry, and I can park it as well. a. I not only can drive a lorry, but I can also park it b. Not only can I drive a lorry, but I can also park it c. Not only can I drive a lorry, but I can park it as well 2. Leila makes cakes, and she sells them, too. a. Leila not only makes cakes, but she also sells them. b. Not only does Leila make cakes, but she also sells them. 3. Ted speaks English, and he can write it. a. Ted not only speaks English, but he can write it as well. b. Not only does Ted speak English, but he can also write it. 4. He locked the door, and threw the key away. a. Not only did he lock the door, but he also threw the key away. 5. The food was expensive; besides, it was uneatable. a. Not only was the food expensive, but it was uneatable as well. b. Not only was the food expensive, but it was also uneatable. --------------------------------------------------Mubarak Abdessalami