Question

The number of people invite...

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

Answer 1

【答案】C
【答案解析】这题考查主谓一致的用法，the
number
of…谓语动词用单数，a
number
of…谓语用复数。选C。