问题补充:
The number of people invited40, but a number of themabsent for different reasons.
A. were; was
B. was; was
C. was; were
D. were; were
答案:
A. were; was
B. was; was
(答案→)C. was; were
D. were; were
解析:考查主谓一致。句中the number of…..的数目,谓语动词用单数;a number of许多,谓语动词用复数。句意:邀请人的数目是40,但他们中许多人因不同原因缺席。