Some biographers have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but a...

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Some biographers have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank at all.

A:have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank

B:not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also over whether he drank

C:have disputed not only the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also whether he may not have drunk

D:not only have disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether or not he had drunk

E:have disputed the common notion not only that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he may not have drunk

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正确答案： A:have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar Allan Poe drank to excess but also questioned whether he drank

答案A
原句大意：一些传记作者不仅对普遍观点埃德加·爱伦·坡过度饮酒表示质疑，还质疑他是否真的曾经饮酒。
A.正确。Not only … but also … 后结构整齐一致
B.Not only … but also … 后结构不平行，前半（Not only后）为现在完成时，后半（But also后）为介词结构
C.Not only … but also … 后结构不平行，前半为名词，后半为whether结构
D.Not only … but also … 后结构不平行，前半为现在完成时，后半为过去时
Not only … but also … 后结构不平行，前半为that从句，后半为动词+whether结构

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