3、連接兩個成分作主語時，其謂語動詞的數通常與前面一個主語保持一致。

　　例句：

　　Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.

　　在職培訓日益增加，而不是脫產進行。

　　I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.

　　我想要冷飲，不要咖啡。

　　Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.

　　現代社會的主要特征是消費而不是儲蓄。

　　It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.

　　結合具體的事物來思考要比抽象思考容易些。

　　It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

　　用鐵路運送這批貨物會比用公路好。