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  Fragments   "Not only... but also"  can be used to connect either nouns or clauses . When it connects nouns, you never use commas, but when connecting clauses that are complete sentences, you use a comma to separate them.  Connecting nouns: no comma My favorite food is not only lobster but also scallops and shrimp. Connecting clauses: use a comma Not only will I eat lobster every chance I get, but I will also eat scallops and shrimp as often as I can. Comma https://wordvice.com/when-to-use-commas-colons-semicolons-and-dashes/ Semicolon Semicolons  join ideas that are related and equal in grammatical structure. Even though the two clauses in the sentence above are related, we cannot use a semicolon there because the clauses are joined by the coordinating conjunction  but . We can use either the semicolon there or the conjunction, but not both. This assignment is extra credit only, but we still need to hand it in. This assignment is extra credit only; howev...