已明确的有:两种用法: 1、当做词组用,严格平行,tom was killed not by A but by B 2、not放在助动词,系动词,或者情态动词之后,but并列谓语。tom was not killed by A but was killed by B 上面的句子是主谓宾结构,比较好接受。但是关于主系表的结构我就很不习惯,很纠结一句话,tom is not a girl but a boy按照这个原则就是错的,应该是,tom is not a girl but is a boy. 对于这个有没有什么解释,is确实不能去掉么?求正解,谢谢!