Question

【题目】 of the land in that town covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are

C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】句意：那座城镇的五分之二的土地被树木和草覆盖。表示分数时，分子大于一时，分母加s。因此五分之二为two fifths。故排除AB两项。因为分数修饰的名词land是不可数名词，故谓语用第三人称单数，故为is。故选C。