问题补充:
The number of the people in Nantong than in Shanghai.
A. are smaller, those
B. is smaller, those
C. is smaller, that
D. are smaller, that
答案:
A. are smaller, those
B. is smaller, those
(答案→)C. is smaller, that
D. are smaller, that
解析:句意:南通的人口数量比上海的小。此句的主语是number谓语动词要用单三。than后面的代词代替的是number, 意思是 the number in Shanghai,代替的是单数,所以要用that。故选C.