Question

read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows.
karen carpenter was admired not only for her singing, but she had excellent drumming skills as well.
evaluate the sentence for coordination and parallelism. choose the correctly revised sentence.
karen carpenter was admired not only for her singing; although she had excellent drumming skills as well.
karen carpenter was admired not only for her singing but also for her excellent drumming skills.
karen carpenter had excellent drumming skills. she was also for her singing.
karen carpenter was admired not only for her drumming, and she had a good singing voice as well.

Explanation:

The original sentence lacks parallelism. The correct structure for "not only...but also" should have parallel elements. In the first option, the semicolon and "although" disrupt the structure. The third option separates the ideas awkwardly. The fourth option has incorrect conjunction ("and" instead of "but also") and wrong emphasis. The second option uses "not only...but also" correctly with parallel prepositional phrases ("for her singing" and "for her excellent drumming skills").

Answer:

Karen Carpenter was admired not only for her singing but also for her excellent drumming skills.