问题
选择题
The number of people invited_____40, 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
考查主谓一致。句中the number of…..的数目，谓语动词用单数；a number of许多，谓语动词用复数。句意：邀请人的数目是40，但他们中许多人因不同原因缺席。