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lzllfz

    Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts; at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.

    A. should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is

    B. should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, are

    C. should they repudiate a significant number of these debts, are

    D. if there is a repudiation of a significant number of these debts, would be

    E .if a significant number of these debts will be repudiated, is

 

    不是a number of+复数n 后面谓语动词用复数吗

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James

你的想法并不正确

你首先需要仔细分析句子的结构

这个句子是两个分句中间用分号隔开的，所以分号前后都必须是完整的句子。

 

句子A

Developing nations in various parts of the world have amassed $700 billion in debts

这句话的结构很简单，

D nations have amassed $700 billion.

 

句子B

at stake, should a significant number of these debts be repudiated, is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.

这句话比较复杂

首先 插入结构 should a significant number of these debts be repudiated是一个should引导的虚拟条件句，这个东西我们在课堂上其实讲到过

should虚拟条件句基本意思和if 条件句一样

Should you have any questions, you could reach me at james@beyondgmat.com.

这句话的意思是：如果你有任何问题，你可以用james@beyondgmat.com联系我。

should条件句的特点是：条件句中的谓语动词需要用动词原型，例如：

Should the material be required, you will come face to face with some really difficult problems.

如果这个材料是必需的，你将会开始面对一些非常困难的问题。

这里直接用be动词的原型be。

 

无论怎么说，这里的should结构实际上是一个插入的状语从句。

去掉这个插入结构，剩下的部分是 at stake is the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks.

这句话是一个倒装结构，是一个典型的主系表结构倒装，即 表 系 主

还原之后的结构是：

the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks is at stake.

这句话里面的主语是the solvency 所以谓语部分应该是用is而不是用are

整个句子的意思是

某些世界大型跨国银行的偿还能力很脆弱

 

你的想法中，a number of+复数noun 谓语用复数 这个没问题，但是你忽略了一点，那就是这里的a significant number of these debts并不是主句的主语，而是should条件句的主语，这它多对应的谓语动词是be required，由于是should条件句，所以用了动词原型be。

而真正和那个is对应的主语实际上是主句的主语，就是文中的the solvency of some of the world’s largest multinational banks，这里由于the solvency强烈的决定了主语是单数，所以用is没问题。

 

我希望你能够更加准确地把握句子的结构，这是你做语法题目的基石

 

Hope it helps 

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hsWang

哇 老詹的解答真是细致入微  

 

获积分:10

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James

说实话从lzllfz的问题来看我觉得他还有很长一段路要走  

 

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myice

詹爷，辛苦哇 

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hsWang

不错 我摇旗祝个威还有10分入账 

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