Question

It is said that about ______of the books and magazines in the world______in English.
A. four-fifths;are written      B fourth fives;are written
C, four fifth;were written      D fourth fifths; were written

Answer 1

A

本題考查分數的表達和主謂一致。分數表達：分子用基數詞，分母用序數詞，當分子大于1，分母用序數詞加s。本題4/5用four—fifths，而五分之四的書籍和雜志是可數名詞，后面的謂語動詞要用復數。故選擇A。