children whose parents had died in the earthquake sent to live with families in other ci

问题补充：

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. A great number of; were

B. A great number of; was

C. The great number of; were

D. The great number of; was

解析：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。