1. During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
这句话的主语 a company of biscuit manufacturers 是否相当于 one company of biscuit manufacturers, 解释为：一个饼干生产商？主语应该是单数的吧？为什么后句用复数的宾格them 和代词 their 呢？
——them 指复数的 biscuits；their 是 manufacturers 的物主代词。网友学学公司和生产厂家的关系，即可解决此问题。多个生产厂家组成一个公司，或者一个公司下辖几家生产商。
2. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they ......
从全文理解，支付巨额奖金的应该是特指的一个饼干生产商，为什么这里要用复数主语 the manufacturers 呢？
——这里仍然指公司下辖的多个生产厂家，而不是一个公司。
