workers in the factory over two thousand.A. The number of; isB. The number of; areC. A num

问题补充：

workers in the factory over two thousand.

A. The number of; is

B. The number of; are

C. A number of; is

D. A number of; are

答案：

(答案→)A. The number of; is

B. The number of; are

C. A number of; is

D. A number of; are

解析：根据a number of…意思是“一些，若干”（= some），后接可数名词复数或代词，谓语动词用复数形式。the number of…意思是“……的数字/数目”，介词of同其后名词构成介词短语，修饰the number.当它作主语时，谓语动词用单数。根据题干，本句的意思是“这个工厂工人的数量有两千多人。所以本题选A。