There ______ a group of people _______on the beach.
A．is, lying
B．are, lying
C．have, laid
D．has,lie
答案：B
题目分析：题目分析：There be句型表示“某地(或某时)存在有某人(或某物)，而并非某地(某人、某物或某时)拥有什么东西”，句中有若干个名词作主语，动词be常与后面主语中的第一个名词在数上一致。have一般表示某人有某物。句意：有一群人躺在沙滩上。主语a group of people表示复数含义，故谓语动词用复数。现在分词作补足语表示正在进行的伴随性动作，和被修饰词是主谓关系，故选B。
点评：There be句型表示“某地(或某时)存在有某人(或某物)，而并非某地(某人、某物或某时)拥有什么东西”，其实质是倒装句，谓语一般与谓语动词后面的主语保持一致。
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