【Dex Shih】評論
With the word number, we sometimes use a singular verb and sometimes a plural.A number of + plural verbA number of is used with a plural countable noun and a plural verb:A number of people have complained about the price increase.The same is true with a large number:A large number of protesters were outside the parliament buildingyesterday.The number of + singular verbIt's a popular school and the number of students has risen again this year.The numbers of + plural verbThe numbers of students are rising steadily...
【羅逸昇】評論
看樣子要以後面的接的名詞決定,這裡接的是students,a great number of是修飾說"很多",但重點還是在students,所以要用複數