The number of people invited __________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons.

A.  were ; was      B. was ; was      C. was ; were      D. were ; were

The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different reasons.

A. were, was      B. was, was           C. was, were        D. were, were

The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

A. were； was　      B. was； was　　      C. was；were　  　   D. were； were

The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons.

A. were; was     B. was; was     C. was; were       D. were; were

The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different

reasons.

A. were, was    B. was, was    C. was, were    D. were, were

The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons.

The number of people invited __________fifty, but a number of them__________ absent for different reasons.

The number of people invited_______ fifty, but a number of them_______ absent for different reasons.

The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.