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。