外研版初三下学期英语

《Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.》易混辨析

辨析 a number of 和 the number of

a number of
a number of “许多”,修饰可数名词复数。跟复数名词连用作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。number 前可用 great,large,small 等修饰,表示程度。
the number of
the number of… “……的数量”,作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
The number of giant pandas is growing. 大熊猫的数量在增加。


1单选题

—The number of tourists _______ over 33 million this year.

—Yes. A large number of tourists _______ so far because of the new look of our city.

A

is; have come

B

is; has come

C

are; has come

D

are; have come

题目答案

A

答案解析

句意:——今年游客的数量已经达到三千三百多万人。——是的。因为我们城市的新面貌,到目前为止大量的游客已经到来。the number of...“……的数量”;作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式;a large number of “许多的;大量的”,后跟可数名词复数作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。故选A。

Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.