• 就近原则的常⻅结构有：
• 例1：either… or… 两者之⼀
• 例2：neither… nor… 两者都不
• 例3：not only… but also 不但……，⽽且……
• 例1：Either I or they are responsible for the problem. （不是我，就是他们要对那个问题负责。）（= I am responsible for the problem or they are responsible for the problem.）
• 例2：Neither the students nor their teacher was injured in the accident. （在那起事故当中，学⽣们和他们的⽼师都没有受伤。）（= The students are not injured in the accident. Their teacher was not injured in the accident.）
• 例3：Not only he but also his friends are crazy about spicy food. （不但是他，他的朋友们也都对⾟辣⻝物很着迷。）（= He is crazy about spicy food. His friends are crazy about spicy food.）
• 总结： 还原成并列句后，只留下后者的系动词，可以看作简化表达。
• 备注： 有少数动词，⽐如情态动词，不受主语影响，在任何⼈称后形式都⽆变化，因此也叫做“⽆变化动词”。