not only to or to not only

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Mher

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Hi. Shall I put "not only" before "to" or after when using an infinitive: "I want not only to go" or "I want to not only go." Is there any idea?
 

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Of those two, I prefer the first, but in my opinion there is a better, third alternative:

'I not only want to go to Paris, but I also want to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower.'


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I would add "I want to go not only to Paris but to the top of the Eiffel Tower".
 
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