问题
选择题
________ children whose parents had died in the earthquake ________ sent to other families.
A．A great number of; was
B．A large number of; were
C．The great number of; was
D．The great number of; were
答案
答案：B
考查主谓一致。the number of“……的数量”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数；a number of“许多；大量的”后面跟可数名词复数，作主语时，谓语动词用复数。故选B项。