Question

______children whose parents had died in the earthquake ____ sent to live with f

______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

Answer 1

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。