一、就近原則:又稱“就近一致原則”,是指謂語與靠近的名詞、代詞在“人稱、數(shù)”上保持一致。
主要有以下幾種情況:
1. there be 句型中,謂語動詞要與靠be動詞較近的名詞或代詞保持一致。
2. 由either...or..., neither...or..., not only...but also...等連接的并列成分作主語時,其謂語通常要與靠近的主語保持一致。
二、就遠原則:當(dāng)用作主語成分后面跟有以下這些詞引出短語時,謂語動詞習(xí)慣上要與這些結(jié)構(gòu)前面的主語保持一致。(即與比較遠的那個主語保持一致)
as well as, together, with, along, except, but, rather than, no less than, besides, apart from, including, in addition to等。
(1) The son, as well as his parents, wants to go there.
兒子和他的父母都去那兒。#p#副標(biāo)題#e#
(2) A woman with two children has come.
一個婦女和兩個孩子來了。
(3) Sam, together with his roommates, has seen the film.
薩姆和他的室友看了這部電影。
(4) He rather than I is right.
他是對的,我不是。
(5) No one except/but me knows about this news.
除了我,沒有人知道這個消息。
(6) My father, no less than I, is a base-ball fan.
我爸爸和我一樣是一個棒球迷。