Question

The number of people invited _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

A．were; was

B．was; was

C．was; were

D．were; were

Answer 1

C

the number of修饰可数名词复数形式，谓语动词用单数形式；a number of修饰可数名词复数形式，谓语动词用复数形式，故本题C项正确。