二、临近性原则
1. 由连词or, either…or, neither…nor, whether…or, not only…but also, not…but 等连接主语, 谓语动词与最靠近的主语保持一致。
如：Was he or you in the next room just now?
2. 谓语动词与介词后面的名词的数一致。
1） all of ; most of ; a lot of ; some of ; half of ; the rest of ; plenty of ; part of ; two-third of 等加名词做主语时, 谓语动词根据名词的数而定。
如：The rest of the boys were out. All of the work has been done.
2） none of ; neither of 接名词有时做复数看待, 有时作单数看待, 主要取决于说话人的意思。如：None of them has arrived yet at the settlement.
None of them have arrived yet.
