Question

It is reported that the floods have left about ____ people homeless. A．two thousand B．two-t.

It is reported that the floods have left about ____ people homeless. A．two thousand B．two-thousands C．two thousand D．two thousands of

Answer 1

A

two thousand people homeless 意为“两千人无家可归”。当hundred, thousand, million等数词被数词或several等词修饰时，要用单数形式。所以选项C和D是错误的。选项B中的two-thousands中的thousand要用单数，作定语。