Question

The number of people invite...

The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons. A．were; wasB．was; wasC．was; wereD．were; were

Answer 1

【答案】C
【答案解析】这题考查的是主谓一致，第一空填was因为主语是the
number
of“…的数量”谓语用单数，第二空填were，因为主语是a
number
of“许多”谓语用复数。选C。