UC知道54. The number of people invited to the party _____ two
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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
A) were … was
B) was … were
C) was … was
D) were … were
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
B
选B