问题
选择题
Many people came to the meeting，but them who left early was 35．
A．a number of
B．the number
C．a lot of
D．the number of
答案
答案：D
题目分析：此处a number of 后接名词复数，意为：许多，谓语动词用复数；the number of后接名词，意为：……的数量，谓语动词用单数形式。故选D。句意：许多人来参加这个会，但是提前离开的人数是35.