Question

(2007·宜昌中考题)

The number of visitors invited to the exhibition ________ 50. But a number of uninvited visitors ________ come to it.

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A．were; had

B．was; had

C．were; has

D．was; has

Answer 1

答案：D
解析：

解析：本题考查a number of和the number of作主语时的区别。a number of＋n.作主语时，中心词是名词，谓语动词和名词的数一致；the number of＋n.作主语时，number是主语，谓语动词与number的数一致。因此本题D为正确答案。