问题
选择题
The number of people in the party _____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
本题考查主谓一致。The number of……数目,谓语动词用单数,a number of许多,谓语动词用复数。故选C。