Using "not only" without clarifying what else was done
Consider the sentence:
I did not only go to the store.
It has the same meaning as
Going to the store was not the only thing I did.
Is the first sentence grammatically correct, or do I need to add an independent clause to it?
Solution 1:
I did not only go to the store.
The sentence is grammatically correct, but it does beg a second clause or sentence(s).
As in: Google Books
Going Down Under Over
I did not only go Down Under.
The second sentence cited from Google Books:
It is a great story to show how God took my family to Australia.
In context I would suspect the next sentence(s) would explain what else one did on the trip to the store.