问题补充:
----What is the people in the village ?
----I am sorry. I don’t know. I only know that people like living in village.
A. the number of , the number of
B. a number of , the number of
C. the number of , a number of
D. a number of , a number of
答案:
A. the number of , the number of
B. a number of , the number of
(答案→)C. the number of , a number of
D. a number of , a number of
解析:1.the number of表示“……的数量”,跟复数名词连用作主语时,中心词是number,谓语动词要用单数。
2.a number of表示“许多”,相当于 many,修饰可数名词复数。作主语时,谓语动词用复数。number前可用large,small等修饰,以表示程度。
根据题意前面说的是人的数量,后面是指有许多人,所以选C.