The number of people visiting the exhibition 50.and a number of them painters．( )A．was, wasB．were, wasC．was, wereD．were, were 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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20．The number of people visiting the exhibition ______ 50，and a number of them ____ painters．（　　）

A．

was； was

B．

were； was

C．

was； were

D．

were； were

分析参观博物馆的人数量达到50，大量的人都是画家．

解答答案C
根据句意，主语为The number of people，意为"人的数量"，做主语时，谓语用单数；a number of them"大量的，许多的人"，做主语时，谓语动词用复数；
总结：a number of+名词作主语，谓语用复数，the number of+名词作主语，谓语用单数．

点评本题考查主谓一致．．考生需熟练掌握主谓一致的规则并结合具体语境做出判断．

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