Pero,Sino or Sino Que

Question

Which is correct in this sentenceERO,SINO or SINO QUE.

La presencia de un animal en nuestra vida cotidiana tiene muchos efectos positivos: no sólo es un buen remedio contra la enfermedad de los personas (PERO,SINO, o SINO QUE), por ejemplo, acariciar a un perro reduce la presión arterial y la frecuencia cardíaca, por lo tanto, disminuye el estrés. Cheers Mick.

I've deemed this not to be homework because of the content and that you joined in 2011! - Jubilado, Oct 21, 2015

Jubilado,it was from a Spanish class but not homework,cheers Mick. - omicko, Oct 22, 2015

Answer 1

No sólo.... sino que....

It is a very usual kind of construction, equivalent to:

Not only.... but also....

But as Daniela said, it seems that there lacks another clause:

...no sólo es un buen remedio, sino que mejora la salud (produce endorfinas, reduce la tensión arterial, aumenta los glóbulos blancos, etc.)

...this not only is a good choice, but also improves health (produces endorphins, lowers blood pressure, increases white blood cells, etc.)

Answer 2

I think you need to use pero también because the sense it that "not only...but also"

For a discussion related to pero, sino, mas see this link:

sino, pero, mas

Note: I'm not a native speaker, you can wait for one of them if you wish before you take my advice.

Daniela gave a good answer and I'm accepting her advise that the "peros" just don't work. Also Luis has an excellent suggestion. I'm glad I answered though because 2 native speakers came through, although I wish I had been at least close - oh well, I'm not fluent (frankly maybe not even advanced - he he).

¿Qué tal, Jubi? - Daniela2041, Oct 21, 2015

Jubilado, thanks for the link but I bad already read it and was still confused,cheers Mick. - omicko, Oct 22, 2015

Answer 3

La presencia de un animal en nuestra vida cotidiana tiene muchos efectos positivos: no sólo es un buen remedio contra la enfermedad de los personas (PERO,SINO, o SINO QUE), por ejemplo, acariciar a un perro reduce la presión arterial y la frecuencia cardíaca, por lo tanto, disminuye el estrés.

I have been running this around in my head and none of them sound right. I would put a period after "las personas" then start a new sentence with "Por ejemplo..."

Does "pero también" sound right? If not I'll edit my answer. - Jubilado, Oct 21, 2015

Nada de "peros." I just thought of a perfect word to join the two clauses--"como" It fits perfectly with "por ejemplo" - Daniela2041, Oct 21, 2015

Hola Daniela,to recap (full stop) after (las personas) then (Como por ejemplo)? If (por ejemplo) was not there would (no solo/sino que) be correct? Cheers. Mick. - omicko, Oct 26, 2015

Answer 4

I have made some enquiries and have been told that the answer from the teachers answer book is "SINO QUE" .As previously mentioned the clue is in the use of "no sólo." The " por ejemplo " threw me. Thanks for all your inputs omicko.

I also have a teacher's answer book in which I have found some really bad answers. Wrong tenses were applied, subjunctives missing, etc. - Daniela2041, Oct 22, 2015