3、连接两个成分作主语时，其谓语动词的数通常与前面一个主语保持一致。
例句：
Increasingly, training is taking place in the office rather than outside it.
在职培训日益增加，而不是脱产进行。
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.
我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies.
现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。
It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.
结合具体的事物来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.
用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。