Select the correct option
Not only ____ the funding, but he also offered strategic guidance.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (A) did he provide
Concept (Inversion with Not Only)
जब Not only वाक्य के आरंभ में आता है, तो inversion होता है: auxiliary subject से पहले आता है। भूतकाल में यह did he provide बनता है, और did के बाद verb का base form (V1) आता है।
✓ सही वाक्य: Not only did he provide the funding, but he also offered strategic guidance.
Examiner का trap यह है कि B और C में inversion नहीं है, और D में अनावश्यक Past Perfect (पूर्ण भूत काल) जोड़ा गया है।
Concept (Inversion with Not Only) When Not only opens a sentence, inversion follows: the auxiliary comes before the subject. For the past tense this gives did he provide, with the base form of the verb after did.
✓ Correct sentence Not only did he provide the funding, but he also offered strategic guidance. Examiner's Trap Options B and C have no inversion, and D brings in the Past Perfect for no reason.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 01 Oct 2026 · Shift II। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 01 Oct 2026 · Shift II. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.