Question

The teacher said that ______ of the boys would take part in the talent show.

A. three fifths     B. three fives      C. thirds fifths    D. three five

 

Answer 1

【答案】

A

【解析】分?jǐn)?shù)在英語(yǔ)中通常是借助于基數(shù)詞和序數(shù)詞來共同表達(dá)的。其中基數(shù)詞表示分子，序數(shù)詞表示分母。分子超過1，分母要加s.分?jǐn)?shù)修飾名詞時(shí)，若該名詞是不可數(shù)名詞只能用單數(shù)；若是可數(shù)名詞，用單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)均可。但是，若它們?cè)诰渥又凶髦髡Z(yǔ)，則謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是用單數(shù)還是復(fù)數(shù)取決于名詞，即與分?jǐn)?shù)所修飾的名詞保持一致。