A job title can either describe the level of the position, or the responsibilities of the position.

The number of teachers ____ increased last year. A number of teachers ____from the countryside. A: was, was B: was, were C: were, were D: were, was

The number of people invited to the meeting ______ two hundred, but a number of them ______ absent. A: were, was B: was, were C: was, was D: were, were

Candidates must meet all of the following basic qualification and send an applications for this position by email.

The number of teachers invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for[br][/br]different reasons. A: were; was B: was; was C: was; were D: were; were