a (the) number of…作主语时谓语的数

 

一、“

the number +

复数名词”作主语，谓语用单数。如：

The number of the students increased to 500. 学生人数增加到了500人。

The number of students absent is 6. 缺席的学生人数为6。http://yingyu.chazidian.com

The number of jobs is increasing. 工作的数目正在增加。

The number of chairs in the room is ten. 屋内椅子共有十把。

The number of the unemployed is still increasing. 失业的人还在增加。

The number of cars has greatly in creased. 轿车的数量大大地增加了。

The number of stamp-collectors is growing apace. 集邮者的人数在迅速增加。

And here are the main points of the news again. The pound has fallen against the dollar. The Prime Minister has said that the government’s economic policies are working. The number of unemployed has reached five million. There has been a fire... 下面把资讯要点再说一遍。英镑对美元的比价已经下跌。首相说政府的经济政策正在起作用。失业人数已经达到500万。发生了一场大火……

二、“

a number of+

复数名词”作主语，谓语用复数。如：

A number of people were injured. 不少人受了伤。

There were a number of swans on the lake. 湖上有好些天鹅。

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