问题
选择题
The number of people invited to the party 200 but a number of them ___absent for different reasons.
A．were ; was
B．was ; were
C．was ; was
D．were ; were
答案
答案：B
题目分析：考查主谓一致。The number of做主语时谓语动词用单数。A number of修饰可数名词复数做主语时谓语动词用复数形式。故B正确。
点评：The number of做主语时谓语动词用单数。A number of修饰可数名词复数做主语时谓语动词用复数形式。