The number of people invited ( ) fifty,but a number or them ( ) absent for different reasons.
问题描述:
The number of people invited ( ) fifty,but a number or them ( ) absent for different reasons.
The number of people invited ( ) fifty,but a number or them ( ) absent for different reasons.
A were; was B was; was C was; were D were; were
答
C
the number of ……的数量,作主语时谓语动词用单数.
a number of 许多,作主语时谓语动词用复数.