问题补充:
--- What a beautiful city our hometown is! There are many trees of the road!
--- Yes, and of the trees is growing larger and larger.
A. on both side; a number
B. on each sides; a number
C. on both sides; the number
D. on every side; the number
答案:
A. on both side; a number
B. on each sides; a number
(答案→)C. on both sides; the number
D. on every side; the number
解析:本题考查的both,表示两者都的意思,所以后接可数名词复数形式,因此将A排除,而each 与every表示每一个,后接可数名词单数形式,所以将B排除,而every表示的是三者或三者以上中的每一个,而路只有两边,故不能用every,故选答案为C,同时the number of sth后接可数名词复数形式,但作为主语时,相当于三单形式,也符合题意。