not only but also 前后两个分句的主语可以不同。
由于not only A but also B句式的重点在B上,所以谓语动词一般要与B保持人称和数的一致。动词用复数形式还是单数形式取决于后面的人称。
例:Not only we but also she was on the bus.
不仅我们,她也在车上。
例:Not only I but also Tom and Mary are fond of watching television.
不仅我,而且汤姆和玛丽都喜欢看电视。
例:Not only he but also they enjoy fishing.
不仅他,他们也喜欢钓鱼。
扩展资料
not only but also
1、英 [nɒt ˈəʊnli bət ˈɔːlsəʊ] 美 [nɑːt ˈoʊnli bət ˈɔːlsoʊ]
释义:不仅……而且;不但而且
2、注意以下用法:
①连接主语
主要用于连接两个对等的成分;若连接两个成分作主语,其后谓语动词与靠近的主语保持一致。
例:Not only Jim but also his wife saw her.
不但吉姆而且他妻子也见到了她。
例:She can not only play well, but also compose music.
她不仅很会演奏,而且还会作曲。
②not only…but also…中的also通常可以省略,或换成 too, as well(要置于句末)。有时甚至连 but also 一并省略掉。
例:He not only washed the car, but polished it too [as well]. 他不仅冲洗汽车,而且还擦拭了它。
例:Justice must not only be done; it must be seen to be done. 正义不但必须伸张,而且要让人看到正义得到了伸张。
③not only…but also 连接的动词一般不重复,这与汉语不同。
如汉语说“我不仅懂英语,而且懂俄语”。英语则说“I know not only English but also Russian”,而不说“I not only know English but also know Russian”。
例:The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs.
英国人和美国人不但语言相同,而且有很多相同的风俗习惯。
④连接句子
Not only…but also连接句子时, not only 可以置于句首表示强调,这时第一分句要采用倒装结构。
例:Not only has he a first-class brain but also he is a tremendously hard worker.
他不仅有着头等聪明的脑子,而且工作很能吃苦。