54.The number of people invited to the party _____ two hundred,bu_英语解答

54.The number of people invited to the party _____ two hundred,but a number of them _____ absent for various reasons.
A) were … was
B) was … were
C) was … was
D) were … were

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解答

B.这题比较简单和直白的,The number of ……是一个集合性名词词组,所以谓语动词用单数was.而a number of ……则表示一个结合中的许多,属于一个复数名词词组,故谓语动词用were