(No tan sols estaven cansats, sinó que també tenien molta gana.)
Not only is a negative expression. When it is at the beginning of sentence, it requires be or the auxiliary verb before the subject, e.g.:
| Not only were they tired but also very hungry. (No tan sols estaven cansats, sinó que també tenien molta gana.) |
| Not only had they lost all their money, but they had no way of contacting the embassy. (No només havien perdut tots els diners, sinó que no tenien cap manera de contactar amb l'ambaixada.) |
| They were not only tired but also very hungry. (No només estaven cansats, sinó que també tenien molta gana.) |
| They had not only lost all their money, but they had no way of contacting the embassy. (No només havien perdut tots els diners, sinó que no tenien cap manera de contactar amb l'ambaixada.) |
