There was/were问题
问题描述：
There was/were问题
Once upon a time,there _______ an old man and an old woman.
横线上应填上was还是were?请简单解释一下
答
Once upon a time,there ___was____ an old man and an old woman.
therebe句型的就近原则我以为an old man and an old woman是复数，所以是were？不是的， therebe结构中， be 的变化取决于最靠近be 的词那如果是two old men and an old woman，那就是were了？是的