children whose parents had died in the earthquake sent to other families.A. A great numb

问题补充：

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：

A. A great number of; was

(答案→)B. A large number of; were

C. The great number of; was

D. The great number of; were

解析：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。