Question

It is said that about ______of the books and magazines in the world______in English.
A. four-fifths;are written      B fourth fives;are written
C, four fifth;were written      D fourth fifths; were written

Answer 1

A

本题考查分数的表达和主谓一致。分数表达：分子用基数词，分母用序数词，当分子大于1，分母用序数词加s。本题4/5用four—fifths，而五分之四的书籍和杂志是可数名词，后面的谓语动词要用复数。故选择A。