题目

many directors__,the boat meeting had to be put off.
So many directors__,the boat meeting had to be put off.
A.were absent B.been absent C.had been absent D.being absent
选D 详细说明下为什么 3楼的解释还是不太明白

提问时间：2021-03-17

答案

确实选择D 如果是A或C 一定要加引导词：Because(of) so many directors...,so the boat meeting...
B不符合语法规则,所以选择D,既然此处没有原因引导词because,那么我们就需要在谓语动词be上加上表示同时发生的ing,句子就完整又正确了.