Question

【題目】The number of people invited ________fifty, but a number of them________ absent(缺席) for different reasons.

A.were; wasB.was; wasC.was; were

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

句意：被邀請的人數(shù)為50，但其中有許多人因為各種原因缺席。

考查主謂一致。“the number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”意為“……的數(shù)目”，作主語時謂語動詞用單數(shù)，第一空填was；“a number of+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”意為“許多”，作主語時謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)，第二空填were。故選C。