Question

The number of the people who _______ cars _______ increasing.

A．owns; are

B．owns; is

C．own; is

D．own; are

Answer 1

C

本句话的定语从句是who own cars. 其先行词是people,因此,定语从句的谓语动词要用复数的own。本句话主句的主语是The number of指“…..的数目”，是单数概念。因此，主句的谓语动词要用is。