九上Unit1Grammar2.pptVIP

Have you watched the program? How much do you know about them? Both dads and their children take part in the show. Not only Feynman but also Joe is five years old. Feynman is five years old. Joe is five years old too. Duoduo is from China. Beier is also from China. Neither Duoduo nor Beier is from Malaysia. You can call him either Yang Wenchang or Yang Yangyang. both … and … 既……又…… not only … but also …不仅……而且…… either … or … 要么……要么…… neither … nor …既不……也不…… We can use these conjunctions to connect the same part of two sentences to avoid repetition. We use both … and … to emphasize that something is true not just of one person, thing or situation, but of another too. We use not only … but (also) … to add another fact to something you have mentioned. We use either … or … to mean one or the other, this or that, he or she, etc. We use neither … nor … to mean not this one and not the other, not this and not that, not he and not she, etc. When we use the conjunctions to connect two subjects, the verb form after both … and … is always plural. But the verb from after not only … but also …, either … or … and neither … nor … can be plural or singular, depending on the subject closer to the verb. (就近原则) e.g. Either Simon or David _____(be) ready to take on new challenges. Neither Millie nor her friends ______(know) about types of personality. is know Amy’s family Neither nor Both and Either or either or not only but also not only Amy’s classmates Amy: I have learnt about jobs and personalities recently. Suzy: Really? What jobs do you think our classmates can do in the future? Amy: I think Millie would make an excellent teacher. She’s (1) ________ willing to work with children ________ patient with them. Suzy: What about Simon? Amy: He’s active and good at playing football. I think he can be (2)______ a PE teacher ____ a football player. but also either or Neither Suzy: