Question

There are_________ students in my school._________ students in my school is over 5000.

A．a number of, A number of

B．the number of, The number of

C．the number of, A number of

D．a number of, The number of,

Answer 1

D

a number of 表示大量的，后接可数名词复数形式，作为主语时，相当于复数形式，而the number of 表示···的数量，作为主语时相当于三单形式，故选D