问题
选择题
The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______absent for different reasons
A．were;was
B．was;was
C．was;were
D．were;were
答案
答案：C
这题考查主谓一致的用法，the number of…谓语动词用单数，a number of…谓语用复数。选C。