Many a white-collar worker___to return to the easy days of university or college.

题目

Many a white-collar worker___to return to the easy days of university or college.
为什么第一个用Many了,后面又用a?
A．wishes
B．wish
C．have wished
D．wishing
答案选哪个,为什么?

答案

A
many a/an +单数名词=many +复数名词.
many a student=many students "许多学生"
但是"many a/an +单数名词"作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式