问题
选择题
In that train accident, _____ who were killed was more than 2000.
A．a number of people
B．the number of people
C．many people
D．a large number people
答案
答案：B
题目分析：考查主谓一致。本题的谓语动词是was，说明主语是单数。AC项都是复数形式。没有a number的结构，所以D项也错误。The number of…指“…的数量”，做主语，谓语用单数形式。句意：在那次火车事故中，被杀死的人的数量超过了2000.故B正确。
点评：The number of…指“…的数量”，做主语，谓语用单数形式。A number of做主语，谓语动词用复数形式。