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Not only ______ the test, but she also achieved the highest score.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. did she pass

  1. Step 1: In formal English syntax, placing a negative or restrictive adverbial expression like "Not only" at the beginning of a clause triggers subject-auxiliary inversion.
  2. Step 2: For a simple past affirmative clause, subject-auxiliary inversion requires the auxiliary verb "did" followed by the subject pronoun "she" and the base verb form "pass", yielding "did she pass".
Answer
did she pass.

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