问题
选择题
______children whose parents had died in the earthquake ____ sent to live with families in other cities.
A．A great number of; were
B．A great number of; was
C．The great number of; were
D．The great number of; was
答案
答案：A
考查：a number of +可数名词复数作主语，谓语动词用复数，意为“ 许多”；the number of+可数名词复数作主语，谓语动词用单数，意为“ …的数量”。根据题意应选A。
