问题
选择题
The number of the people who _______ cars _______ increasing.
A．owns; are
B．owns; is
C．own; is
D．own; are
答案
答案：C
本句话的定语从句是who own cars. 其先行词是people,因此,定语从句的谓语动词要用复数的own。本句话主句的主语是The number of指“…..的数目”，是单数概念。因此，主句的谓语动词要用is。