注意谓语动词的主谓一致采用就近原则。例如:
Either you or I am right. 不是你对,就是我对。
5. or在“either…or…”结构中,意为“要么……要么……”。连结的并列成份可在句中作主语、表语、谓语、宾语等。例如:
Either she or I am right.不是她对就是我对。(连接主语)
The shoes in the shop were either too big or too small for me. 店里的鞋对我来说不是太大就是太小(连接表语)
He either does his homework or watches TV on Sundays.他星期天要么做作业,要么看电视。(连接谓语)
We play either football or basketball in the afternoon.下午我们不是踢足球就是打篮球。(连接宾语)
6. or表示不确切、模糊的陈述。例如:
This story happened five or six years ago. 这个故事发生在四、五年前。
Is the street straight? More or less. 这棵树直吗?差不多。
She will find that she was wrong sooner or later.她迟早会发现她是错的