问题
选择题
One third of the country ________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens________black people.( 2011·湖南)
A．is; are
B．is; is
C．are; are
D．are; is
答案
答案：A
A [考查主谓一致。 整个国家为整体，三分之一的部分当然也应用单数；而the majority of citizens主要指人，是可数名词，此时的谓语动词用复数，表示“大多数，大部分”。]
