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1.a number of  = 有些(=several ) 後面接複數動詞
     2.the number of = 的數量(=the quantity of)後面接單數動詞

     3.例如

          A number of students have left before flooding.
          The number of students  left is five before flooding.

The number of + N/Ns +V(單)à表示”總數”。使用”單數動詞”

 e.g. What’s the number of your car? àthe amount of

A number of+ N/Ns+ V(複)à表示”數量””數額”。

 e.g. A large number of people have applied.