漫谈not only...but also...的正确使用及其几种常见的变体形式

摘要

“not only…but also…”是一个并列连词词组,其意思基本等于“both…and…”,但侧重点放在“butalso”上,另外该词组使用时须遵守一定的规则,如要求对称、倒装及主谓一致等。以下两个句子往往被看作是欠妥或错误的: 1. *Sitting up late last night,Tom not only read theassignment but also many poems by his favourite poet.