1. The fishmonger not only sold fish; a variety of crabs, shrimp, and lobster was also available for purchase.
2. The fishmonger not only sold fish; a variety of crabs, shrimp [no comma] and lobster was also available for purchase.
Answers:
As far as your comma is concerrned, the two are equally fine, it's a matter of preference. However, you should say "he sold not only fish" rather than "he not only sold fish". ("He not only sold cars, he also rented them" would be correct word order. Put the "only" right in front of the word it modifies.)
The mistake I see most often is not matching the verb to the subject in a complex sentence. For example, "The grass found on the prairies are tall." People match the verb "were" to the close-up object noun "prairies", and make it plural. Actually, the subject is "grass", and the verb should be "is". That might seem obvious in this little example, but the more complex the sentence, the easier it is to make this mistake.
I should point out that you did handle this right in your second phrase.
Know the difference between
your and you're
its and it's
lose and loose
affect and effect
Re your sentence - no comma.
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