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Women are expected to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, a trend ultimately placing more women in leadership positions in politics and business.



(A) Women are expected to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, a trend ultimately placing

(B) The majority of students entering law school this fall are expected to be women, a trend that will ultimately place

(C) The majority of students entering law school this fall are expected to be women, which will ultimately place

(D) It is expected that the majority of students entering law school this fall will be women, a trend ultimately placing

(E) It is expected for women to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, which will ultimately place

请教：这道题的正确答案是B。

但有一处不明白：主语the majority of students 是复数吗？为什么谓语是复数are呢？ 我记得每次做到 the number of..的时候谓语都是单数啊。

谢谢!

yhwut

the number数字是主语，谓语但书
marojity of students 学生的大部分是复数，谓语也用复数