也称“邻近原则”“就近一致原则”,即:谓语与靠近的名词、代词(有时不一定是主语)在“人称、数”上一致。与其相对的`还有“就远原则”。
就远原则例句:
Nobody but two students is in the classroom.除了这两个学生,没有人在教室。
Everybody except you is down on me. 除了你,大家都看不起我。
A woman with two children has come. 一位妇女带着两个孩子已经来了。
John, rather than his roommates, is to blame. 约翰,而不是他的室友,应该受到责备。