就近原则
:
A or B +动词
Either A or B +动词
Neither A nor B +动词
Not only A but also B +动词
其中,动词的单复数要看B这个名词的单复数.如:
Either you or I am wrong.
Neither you nor he is wrong.
以下情况主语与谓语之间要求
就远原则
:
A with/ besides / but +B + 动词
A together with +B + 动词
A as well as + B +动词
A no less than +B +动词
其中,动词与A主语一致.如:
John as well as you is wrong.
The captain with his men was saved.
Helen no less than her sisters is beautiful.
The bat together with the balls was stolen.
Nobody but John and Helen was absent.