问题补充:
workers in the factory over two thousand.
A. The number of; is
B. The number of; are
C. A number of; is
D. A number of; are
答案:
(答案→)A. The number of; is
B. The number of; are
C. A number of; is
D. A number of; are
解析:根据a number of…意思是“一些,若干”(= some),后接可数名词复数或代词,谓语动词用复数形式。the number of…意思是“……的数字/数目”,介词of同其后名词构成介词短语,修饰the number.当它作主语时,谓语动词用单数。根据题干,本句的意思是“这个工厂工人的数量有两千多人。所以本题选A。