______ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn’t know ______ exact number of them.
A. A/the
B. The/an
C. The/the
D. A/an
Đáp án A
“A number of + N” động từ phía sau được chia như với danh từ số nhiều “The number of + N” động từ phía sau được chia như với danh từ số ít
Vế sau ta dùng "the" khi danh từ chỉ đối tượng được cả người nói lẫn người nghe biết rõ Tạm dịch: Một số chàng trai đang bơi trong hồ, nhưng tôi không biết chính xác số người họ.
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- John: “______” - Mary: “Yes, I’d love to.”
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Please don’t ______ a word of this to anyone else, it’s highly confidential.
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