使用时的注意事项

在使用not only…but also…时还应注意以下几点:

1.有时可将but also分开用,即将but视为普通的并列连词,用于连接两个句子,然后将also用于句中(用谓语动词用在一起)。如:

He’s not only very fast, but he’s also got marvellous technique.他不仅很快,而且技术高超。

2.该结构中的also有时可以省略,或将also换成too, as well(置于句末)。如:

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。

His name is known not only in Japan, but in China.他不仅在日本出名,而且在中国也出名。

3.有时因为语境的需要,not only…but also…也可能用于连接两个性质不同的词或短语,但这多半因为承前省略的原因。如:

He not only goes to work on weekdays, but also on weekends.他不仅工作日去上班,在周末也去上班。

句中的not only后接的是谓语goes to,而but also后接的却是状语on weekends,可视为but also后承前省略了谓语动词goes to work。

4.当not only…but also连接两个主语时,谓语动词的数原则上与其相近的主语保持一致。如:

Not only the students but also their teacher is enjoying the film.不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片,他们的老师也在欣赏这部影片。

5.为了强调,可将not only置于句首,此时其后的句子通常要用部分倒装的形式。如:

Not only has she been late three times, she has also done no work.她不仅仅迟到了3次,她还没干一点活。

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