Not only my mother but also my father to go for a picnic A.want B.wants C.is D.was

题目

Not only my mother but also my father to go for a picnic A.want B.wants C.is D.was
What the police reportes made on yester's newspaper.
A.are B.were C.is D.were

答案

有就近原则,not only … but also 连接两个主语时,谓语动词要和与其最近的主语保持人称和数的一致.
所以答案 B
what the police reportes 是一个整体 是主语
所以谓语动词用第三人称单数
答案 was