巧解含neither…nor…; either…or…; not only…but also…的句子的数；

巧方法：因neither…nor…; either…or…; not only…but also…连接主语时要采用就近原则（即所在句谓语动词的数由挨谓语动词最近的主语的数来确定），则可将此三个短语之前的部份去掉再做，如：

1, Either your brother or you ______ stay here because there isn’t enough room in the car.

A .must    B .are able to    C .have to    D . can do nothing but to

解析：因either…or的谓语动词要采取就近原则，则本题的谓语动词应由you来决定，用简便方法：可以把词组之前的部分全部去掉来看句子，本题则变为：you ______ stay here because there isn’t enough room in the car，根据句意，选C。

2. Not only I but also Jane and Mary         tired of having one examination after another.

A. is    B. are    C. am    D.be

解析：同上题，将not only…but also之间的部份去掉，则句子变为Jane and

Mary         tired of having one examination after another，故答案选B。

3. Neither my wife nor I myself        able to persuade my daughter to

change her mind.

A.is    B. are    C. am  D. be

解析：将neither…nor之前的部份去掉，则句子为：I myself        able to

persuade my daughter to change her mind，故选C。