先做一道题:

Many a boy ______playing basketball.

A.like B.likes

【解析】众所周知,“many修饰可数名词复数”,做主语时,谓语动词用复数。那么“many”后面多了个“a”是怎么回事呢?

many a+单数名词=many + 名词复数,也是“许多”的意思,做主语时,谓语动词用单数。

例如:

Many a book has been stolen.许多书被偷了。

=Many books have been stolen.

【答案】B