there be否定句中谓语动词单复数的问题

杨梅希果

根据在曼哈顿，there be的单复数判断方法是将句子还原后，根据主语判断v-谓单复数。如果是否定也是这样吗，比如：
there be no X or Y->no X or Y be there
此时or就近原则，be单复数同Y吗？请各位大佬指导一下，感谢感谢！有一道advanced题：

Before Colette, the female writers of France had been aristocrats, from Mme de Lafayette to Anne de Noailles; there were no Jane Austens or Brontë sisters, perhaps because there were almost no clergymen’s daughters.
A.were no Jane Austens or
B.were not Jane Austens or
C.was not Jane Austen nor the
D.was not a Jane Austen or the
E.was no Jane Austen or no

key answer:A

长丝弓

是的，否定也是就近原则，但是准确的说，是靠近谓语动词的主语决定单复数，以下例句供参考：

Not his parents but he does not want to go.

杨梅希果

长丝弓 发表于 2022-1-11 15:07
是的，否定也是就近原则，但是准确的说，是靠近谓语动词的主语决定单复数，以下例句供参考：

Not his pare ...

好的，谢谢大神