Is______ your father_____your brother coming here this afternoon?both and还是 not only but also?理由

Is either your father or your brother coming here this afternoon?
Both your father and your brother 是复数，Is不能作谓语。
Not only your father but also your brother 也是复数，Is不能作谓语。

用后面那个。因为both and 连接句子时谓语动词要用复数，而用not only but also 时则是根据就近原则，若就近的主语名词是单数谓语动词就用单数。题目中IS 是单数，所以只可能选后者。

not only but also一般在强调句用的
这里用both and就可以了

not only but also
因为选both and的话，be动词应该用are.
not only...but also 采用的时就进原则 ，因为your father 是单数，所以用is开头一般疑问句的提问。

not only,but also
如果用both,and的话,前面应该用Are,而不是Is.

not only but also，如果用both and的话要用are

not only but also
因为前面是is ，所以是单数，只有not only ，but also 才适用这个is
如果both and，提问词要用are
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