Breakdown of Она не только не вставила диаграмму на слайд, но и забыла выделить заголовок.
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It is the Russian equivalent of not only ..., but also ....
So:
- не только не вставила диаграмму на слайд
- но и забыла выделить заголовок
means that two things are being combined:
- she did not insert the diagram onto the slide
- she also forgot to highlight the title
This structure is very common in Russian and works much like English:
- Он не только опоздал, но и забыл документы.
= He not only arrived late, but also forgot the documents.
In your sentence, the first part is negative, which is why it looks a little more complicated.
Because they do two different jobs.
- The first не is part of the fixed pattern не только ..., но и ... = not only ..., but also ...
- The second не negates the verb вставила = did not insert
So:
- не только = not only
- не вставила = did not insert
Together:
- не только не вставила = not only did not insert
This is normal Russian. English also does something similar:
- She not only didn’t insert the diagram, but also forgot to highlight the title.