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--- I hear a number of workers in the factory ______ out of work.
--- Yes, and the number _______ quite huge.
A.are; isB.is; areC.is; isD.are; are
A

试题分析:a number of workers意思是很多的工人,谓语动词用复数。the number of 是……的数目,谓语动词用用单数。
点评:主谓一致指“人称”和“数”方面的一致关系。一般情况下,主谓之间的一致关系由以下三个原则的支配: 语法一致原则 ,意义一致原则和就近原则。“主谓一致”考查内容涉及名词单数或复数作主语、不可数名词作主语、不定代词作主语、并列结构作主语、特殊名词作主语时与谓语动词数的一致等。 
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