When the girl is happy, she sings or dances. When the girl is happy, she either sings or dances. In this sentence, there are ... or ... connecting two verbs, because the subject is the singular third person, and the predicate verb should be in the corresponding form. )
When connecting two subjects, the predicate verb should be consistent with the nearest subject in person and number, which is what we usually call the "principle of proximity"
2. It is used to connect two nouns that indicate a coordinate relationship, and also to deny them, meaning "neither" ... nor ","... nor ". For example:
It's neither too cold nor too hot inside. Neither too cold nor too hot.
Not only is it a fixed match, which means it is not only cold, but also humid. The weather is not only cold, but also humid.
4. "You be" is the most common and important sentence pattern in English, and it is a basic way to express "You". Its sentence structure is usually: be+sb. /something. +somewhere/do sth. But as an English teacher, it is far from enough to know this usage, and there are more special usages of "there be". Below I want to discuss with you through examples.
We all know that "There be" can be followed by a noun or gerund. Please look at the following example:
1. There is a shop around the corner, where you can buy fruit.
There is a shop around the corner, where you can buy fruit.