Question

【题目】_____of the land in that area ______covered with trees and grass.

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

Answer 1

【答案】A

【解析】句意：在那个地区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，分母用复数形式。当分数修饰名词作主语时，谓语根据所修饰的名词来判断，此处的名词land是不可数名词，故谓语用单数is，故选A。