题目
The number of the people present at the concert ________ much smaller than expected. There ________ many tickets left.A. was; wasB. were; wasC. were; wereD. was; were
The number of the people present at the concert ________ much smaller than expected. There ________ many tickets left.
A. was; was
B. were; was
C. were; were
D. was; were
题目解答
答案
D. was; were
解析
步骤 1:分析句子结构
句子的主语是 "The number of the people present at the concert",其中 "The number" 是主语的核心部分,表示“人数”,是一个单数概念。
步骤 2:确定谓语动词的单复数形式
由于主语 "The number" 是单数,因此谓语动词 "was" 应该使用单数形式。
步骤 3:分析第二句的主谓一致
第二句的主语是 "There",表示“有”,后接 "many tickets",谓语动词 "were" 应该使用复数形式,因为 "tickets" 是复数。
句子的主语是 "The number of the people present at the concert",其中 "The number" 是主语的核心部分,表示“人数”,是一个单数概念。
步骤 2:确定谓语动词的单复数形式
由于主语 "The number" 是单数,因此谓语动词 "was" 应该使用单数形式。
步骤 3:分析第二句的主谓一致
第二句的主语是 "There",表示“有”,后接 "many tickets",谓语动词 "were" 应该使用复数形式,因为 "tickets" 是复数。