The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

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问题 The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

选项 A、were ;was
B、was; was
C、was; were
D、were; were

答案C

解析 本题测试主谓一致。“the number of+复数名词”表示“……的数目”,作主语时谓语动词用单数;“a number of+复数名词”表示“许多,若干”,作主语时谓语动词用复数。本句大意:收到邀请的人数是50个,但好多人因种种原因未能出席。
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