有關并列連詞的命題在考試中占有極重要的地位。并列連接詞不僅自身是命題的焦點，它還涉及到一些其它的題型，如平行結構，詞類、及一致等考試要點。一般說來，有關并列連詞的題目并不深澀，因為連接詞無論在語意上還是結構功能上都并非孤立使用。而且，細察并列連詞的題目，還可尋見其中的命題規律。

并列連詞�？碱}型及解題要點

1. 并列連詞 and but or混淆

　　解題要點 這類題型當A、B、C、D四項選擇中出現單獨的and或but 或or 時，它通常就是此題的焦點，應根據句意判斷此連詞是否用錯。

　例題要分析

　　(1) Harvesting of grains is affected by annual changes in temperature or in the amount of moisture, but both.

　　[答案] 根據句意，這里并無轉折關系。因此but 應改為or。

　　(2) Porcelain is not a single clay, and a compound of kaolin. Ball clay, feldspar. And silica.

　　[答案] 此句表達的是一個取舍關系，and應改為but. “not…but”是表達轉折含義的固定并列連詞搭配。

　　3. The structure or behavior of many protozoans are amazingly comples for single-celled artimals.

　　[答案] 根據句中復數謂語動詞are 來判斷，連詞or是錯誤，它表述的概含是兩項之一，應用單數第三人稱動詞。固而or應改為and。

　　(4) Cayenne popper comes from the seedpot of the pepper plant which is dried or then ground.

　　[答案] 根據提示詞then，我們可以判斷dried 和ground (grind 的過去分詞，碾碎)是順序先后的兩個動作，并非取舍選擇關系。因此or應改為and。

2. 并列連接詞詞組

　　both…and as…as

　　not only …but also not so…as

　　either…or the same…as

　　neither…nor 比較級(more-re) …than

　　so…that to…to常與so…that

　　whether…or 混淆搭配

　　解題要點；上述并列連詞詞組和短語必須搭配使用，不能承意更換或省略�？碱}中如出現上述詞組的任何一部分，則注意另一部分是否正確。

　例題分析

　　(1) In meteorology. Either formation of clouds and the oreciporddidon of dew rain and snow are known as condensation。

　　[答案] either改為both，組成both…and詞組

　　(2) The survival of a forest depends not only on amount of annual rainfall it receives. And also on the seasonal distribution of the rain.

　　[答案] and改為but，組成not only…but also 詞組

　　(3) Lucretia Mott’s influence was too significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United State.

　　[答案] too改為so,組成so…that結構。

　　(4) The gorilla, not as curious than the chimpanzee, shows more persistence and memory retention in solving a problem.

　　[答案] than改為as， 組成not as…as 結構。

　　(5) Some linguious believe that the earliest languages were no less complex as modern languages。

　　[答案] as 改為than,組成“比較級…than”的句型。

　　(6) Whether as statesman, scientist, and philosopher, Benjamin Franklin was destined to gain lasting honor throughout much of the world.

　　[答案] and改為or，組成whether…or的結構。

　　(7) Meadowlarks are about the same size than robins, they have heavier bodies, shorter tails, and longer bills.

　　[答案] than改為as，組成the same…as的結構。

　　(8) Nature not only gave the Middle Atlantic fine harbors, however endowed it with a first-class system of inland waterways.

　　[答案] however 改為but also,組成not only…but also結構。