问题
选择题
The number of the students _______ 1200. A number of students _______absent （缺席）yesterday.
A．are, were
B．is, were
C．is was
D．are, was
答案
答案：B
B 考查the number of和a number of的区别。前者译为“……的数量”，作主语，谓语用单数；后者译为“许多”，作主语时，谓语用复数。还要注意时态。