A-A+
The number of people invited______fifty but a
问题详情
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
参考答案
正确答案：C
解析：句意：被邀请的人的数量是五十，但他们中的很多人由于各种原因缺席了。本题考查主谓一致。前一个分句主语部分的中心词是“the number”，是单数，谓语动词应用was；而后一个分句主语部分的中心词是“them”，是复数，谓语动词应用were。
