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A Not only did he miss the train, but also he left his wallet at home.
B Not only he missed the train, but also left his wallet at home.
C Not only did he miss the train, but he also left his wallet at home.
D Not only missing the train, he also left his wallet at home.

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Answer: C. Not only did he miss the train, but he also left his wallet at home.

When "not only" begins a sentence, it requires subject-auxiliary inversion ("did he miss") and parallel verb structure in the second clause ("but he also left").

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