Title. Is it like a conjunction? Also, a few more questions:
- do you need a comma before the "not"
- do you need a comma before the "but"
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1He went to the store to buy groceries. He went to the store not to buy groceries. Don't separate the infinitive of purpose from the first verb with a comma. – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ Jan 28 '21 at 20:31
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Relevant: Synonyms for not-but construction – Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ Jan 28 '21 at 20:38
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Oh sorry my example was bad, see updated title. Basically, the subject of the second phrase is restated (instead of the same as phrase #1), how does that change things? – Kevin the frog Jan 29 '21 at 02:54
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"Not because" is ambiguous. Does this question help? – Rosie F Jan 29 '21 at 06:37
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1It's arguably best not to use a single comma here. None or two. – Edwin Ashworth Jan 29 '21 at 14:42