单选题
The owner and editor of the newspaper ______ the conference.
[A] were attending
[B] were to attend
[C] is to attend
[D] are to attend
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查主谓一致。由and连接两个并列成分表示同一人或事物时,谓语动词用单数,否则用复数。在本题的题干中,the owner和editor of the newspaper指的是同一个人,即一人兼两职,并非两个人,因而谓语用单数,由此可知答案为[C]。如果是指两个人,则为:the owner and the editor。