题目内容
【题目】The number of people invited to the party________ fifty, but a number of them________ absent for different reasons.
A.were; wasB.was; was
C.was; wereD.were; were
【答案】C
【解析】
句意:被邀请参加聚会的人数是五十人,但由于种种原因,许多人都缺席了。
考查主谓一致。根据A number of大量、很多;后接可数名词复数或代词,谓语动词用复数形式;The number of……的数字/数目;当它作主语时,谓语动词用单数。结合“people”,故选C。
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