Question

       of the land in that district          covered with trees and grass.

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

Answer 1

C

考查分数表达法和主谓一致。5份之2应该是two fifths,排除AB；当分数，百分数作主语时，谓语动词的单复数根据后面的名词，后面如果是可数名词复数，谓语动词用复数。如果后面是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。故C正确。