The number of people invited___ fifty ,but a number of them ___absent for different reason.
问题描述:
The number of people invited___ fifty ,but a number of them ___absent for different reason.
答
is are 两个用法都是表示很多的意思,一般修饰的是可数名词
记住the number of后边加的是单数动词,也就是动词的单三形式,但是a number of后边的是动词的复数形式,也就是原型.
这个用法和
He is the only people who is invited.
He is the people who are invited.
【前一句子中有only来修饰people,后一句子中没有only来修饰,区别聚在这里】
有点相识,一起来记忆的话,比较容易.