Question

【题目】__________ the girls _________ over twenty in our class.

A.A number of; are B.The number of; are C.A number of; is D.The number of; is

Answer 1

【答案】D

【解析】the number of“……的数量”，谓语动词为单数；a number of+可数名词复数，意为“很多……”，谓语动词为复数，由此首先排除B、C选项。再根据句中的over twenty判断此处说的是数量，故选D。句意：我们班有二十多个女生。