[Grammar] Not Only But Also Structure

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Are the following two sentences correct?

1) Not only is John rich, but Jack is rich also

2) Not only does he love jogging but also swimming

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Whatever comes after the "not only," you must use the same structure after "but also."

Not only does he love jogging, but he also loves swimming. You have a full subject/verb, so you need a subject verb.
He loves not only jogging, but also swimming. You have only the object after "not only" so you put only the object after "but also."
 
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