关于“as well as”连接并列谓语动词的用法,综合权威资料整理如下:
一、基本用法原则
时态一致 当“as well as”连接两个谓语动词时,两者需保持时态一致。例如:
- 若第一个动词为一般现在时(He publishes
),则第二个动词也应为一般现在时(as well as prints)。 - 若第一个动词为过去时(She can sing),则第二个动词也应为过去时(as well as danced)。
就近原则
谓语动词的数与最近的主语保持一致,而非与“as well as”直接关联。例如:
- The manager, as well as the employees, areattending the meeting.(最近主语为employees,故用复数)。
二、特殊用法说明
复合时态与情态动词
- 若第一个动词为复合时态(如现在分词、过去分词)或含情态动词(如can, must),则“as well as”后可省略助动词或情态动词。例如:
- The company is repairing the roof as well as painting the walls(省略了are)。 - She can sing as well as dance(省略了can)。 - 若第一个动词为不定式(如can't expect),则“as well as”后动词用不定式且去to(如can't expect her to do...)。
副词比较结构
“as well as”可构成副词比较结构,表示“与……一样……”。例如:
- The cake tastes as well as the soup.(味道与汤一样好)。
三、注意事项
避免混淆: 当“as well as”连接两个主语时,谓语动词遵循“就远原则”,即与离它最近的主语保持一致。例如: The company as well as its employees are
通过以上规则,可有效避免因“as well as”连接谓语动词而产生的语法错误。