Question

.I think _________ of the materials I listened to at the beginning of the exam ____ easy.

A．three fourths; is	B．third four; are
C．three fourths; are	D．third fourth; are

Answer 1

C

此题考查分数的表达方式。分数在英语中通常是借助于基数词和序数词来共同表达的。其中基数词表示分子，序数词表示分母。分子超过1，分母要加s.分数修饰名词时，若该名词是不可数名词只能用单数；若是可数名词，用单数或复数均可。但是，若它们在句子中作主语，则谓语动词是用单数还是复数取决于名词，即与分数所修饰的名词保持一致。