问题 选择题

The number of people invited to the wedding yesterday ______ two hundred, but a small

number of  them ________ absent .

A.is ; are

B.was ; was

C.was ; were

D.are ; were

答案

答案:C

题目分析:考查主谓一致。The number of…指…的数量。做主语时,谓语动词用单数,故第一空用单数;a number of 许多,修饰可数名词复数形式,做主语时,谓语动词用复数形式,故第二空用复数。句意:昨天被邀请来参加婚礼的人数是200,但是很多人都缺席了,根据yesterday说明使用过去时,故C正确。

点评:number构成的两个短语一直是重点考查对象The number of…指…的数量。做主语时,谓语动词用单数,故第一空用单数;a number of 许多,修饰可数名词复数形式,做主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。

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