Question

【题目】A number of visitors _____ visiting the West Lake and the number of the visitors _____ increasing.

A. are; is B. is; are

C. are; are D. is ; is

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】

句意：很多游客正在参观西湖，游客的数量在增加。is是，用于主语为单数的时候；are用于主语为复数时。第一句话中主语为A number of visitors“许多游客”，谓语动词用复数；第二句话主语为the number of…“…的数量”，谓语动词用单数。故选A。