虛心請教一題prep語法

smallwind

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

這題是B我是選對了啦~ 但還是想問主語 The majority of students 後面動詞是接are ,
但很多時候像The number of students或The xxx of 複數 後面卻是接單數is
這題算是特例嗎 ?

YiYiDaDa

The majority of students 是集合名词，所以谓语用复数
The number of students或The xxx of 强调的number, 可以理解为数量是多把，所以用单数。。。
大家讨论～

334627623

同意楼上的说法，the majority of 感觉就像 a lot of，谓语动词肯定是用复数的