问题
选择题
I hear a number of workers in the factory _____ out of work and the number of them ______ quite large .
A. are , is
B.is , are
C.is , is
D.are, are
答案
答案:A
这题考查主谓一致的用法:主语是a number of+可数名词复数,“许多”,时,谓语用复数,主语是the number of+可数名词复数,“…的数量”,时,谓语用单数,所以选A。