The number of the people in the room_______sixty, but a number of them_________s

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The number of the people in the room_______sixty, but a number of them_________students.

A．was, was

B．was, were

C．were, were

D．were, was

答案

B

解析

试题分析：考查主谓一致。The number of…的数量，做主语的时候，后面使用单数形式。A number of许多，修饰可数名词复数形式，做主语谓语动词用复数形式，故B正确。
点评：本题注重考查number构成的两个短语。。The number of…的数量，做主语的时候，后面使用单数形式。A number of许多，修饰可数名词复数形式，做主语谓语动词用复数形式，其用法要牢牢记住。