...20 percent of...
【精析】 percent of... “百分之……的……”。
注:百分数的动词单复数主要由其所代替的名词决定。如果代替的是不可数名词或可数名词单数,谓语动词用单数;如果代替的是复数名词,则谓语动词也用复数形式。
【练习】 选择
1. 20 percent of the students in this school ________(is/ are) from the country.
2. 50 percent of the water ________ (is/ are) polluted in the town.