Question

I’m afraid nobody but his parents or Jim, his best friend, _____ the secret.

A. are going to tell     B. have told    C. has told             D. have been told

Answer 1

C

解析:

该题涉及到主谓一致的问题。 当主语是单数形式时，后面跟（together） with, as well as ,but, except, rather than等词语，无论这些词语后面带复数形式还是单数形式，谓语动词仍然用单数，故正确答案为C. nobody是不定代词，应该看作单数。本句可以理解为“除了他父母或Jim, 没有人说出这个秘密”。