Question

The family________ at the lunch table when someone came to tell them what had happened at ________.

A．were sitting; Mr Brown	B．were sitting; Mr Brown’s
C．was sitting; Mr Brown	D．was sitting; Mr Brown’s

Answer 1

B

at sb’表示在某人的家或..，the family 表示一家人的時候，相當于復數形式，故選B