either of sth后的谓语动词用单数还是复数

doorman198

lovery的解释确实比较全面

dianecarton

either of sth. 这里sth.用复数名词，谓语动词用单数，鉴定完毕。

iamyamy

i got it thanks so much!~~

lzmails

thank lovery

WarlockNini

就近原则吧个人认为~

dingyi1928

留个名！ 谢谢大大 以后说不定还要来看呢！

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ryanyong

When all the elements in an either … or construction (or a neither … nor construction) used as the subject of a sentence are singular, the verb is singular: Either Eve or Herb has been invited. Analogously, when all the elements in the either … or construction are plural, the verb is plural too: Either the Clarks or the Kays have been invited.
When the construction mixes singular and plural elements, however,
there is some confusion as to which form the verb should take. It has
sometimes been suggested that the verb should agree with whichever noun
phrase is closest to it; thus one would write Either Eve or the Kays have been invited, but Either the Kays or Eve has been invited. This pattern is accepted by 54 percent of the Usage Panel


参考此段，总结如下：
either or 的元素都是单数，则V单数
either or 的元素都是复数，则V复数
如一个单数一个复数，就同THERE BE的就近原则

当然，以上原则除了第一点其他都不确定，在英语世界有分歧
故，赞成“either or必须用单数”

ryanyong

对

feifeizoe

以下是引用lovery在2005-11-2 1:48:00的发言：
The traditional rule holds that either should be used only to refer to one of two items and that any is required when more than two items are involved: Any (not either) of the three opposition candidates still in the race would make a better president than the incumbent. But reputable writers have often violated this rule, and in any case it applies only to the use of either as a pronoun or an adjective. When either is used as a conjunction, no paraphrase with any is available, and so either is unexceptionable even when it applies to more than two clauses: Either the union will make a counteroffer or the original bid will be refused by the board or the deal will go ahead as scheduled.•In either … or constructions, the two conjunctions should be followed by parallel elements. The following is regarded as incorrect: You may either have the ring or the bracelet (properly, You may have either the ring or the bracelet). The following is also incorrect: She can take either the examination offered to all applicants or ask for a personal interview (properly, She can either take … ).•When used as a pronoun, either is singular and takes a singular verb: The two left-wing parties disagree with each other more than either does (not do) with the Right. When followed by of and a plural noun, either is often used with a plural verb: Either of the parties have enough support to form a government. But this usage is widely regarded as incorrect; in an earlier survey it was rejected by 92 percent of the Usage Panel.•When all the elements in an either … or construction (or a neither … nor construction) used as the subject of a sentence are singular, the verb is singular: Either Eve or Herb has been invited. Analogously, when all the elements in the either … or construction are plural, the verb is plural too: Either the Clarks or the Kays have been invited. When the construction mixes singular and plural elements, however, there is some confusion as to which form the verb should take. It has sometimes been suggested that the verb should agree with whichever noun phrase is closest to it; thus one would write Either Eve or the Kays have been invited, but Either the Kays or Eve has been invited. This pattern is accepted by 54 percent of the Usage Panel. Others have maintained that the construction is fundamentally inconsistent whichever number is assigned to the verb and that such sentences should be rewritten accordingly. See Usage Notes at every, neither, or¹, they.

我把这个长长的解释，归纳如下：

either + plural noun + v (plural form) 当然这里的plural noun是指指代的任意一方是复数，

either + singular noun + v (singular form) 这里是指指代的每一方都是单数。

either + singular noun  + or +  plural noun + v (plural form) 就近原则

either + plural noun + or + singular noun +v (singular form) 就近原则

看是否准确？

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