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________ children whose parents had died in the earthquake________ sent to live with families in other cities.

A.A great number of ; wasB.The great number of ; was
C.A great number of ; wereD.The great number of ; were

C

解析试题分析:考查a number of 与the number of 的用法区别。句意:很多父母在地震中丧生的孩子被送去和别的城市的家庭居住。A great number of是很多,大量的意思,谓语动词使用复数形式。而The great number of……的大数量,描述的事物是数字,是个单数主语,故谓语动词使用单数形式。故选C。
考点:考查a number of 与the number of 的用法区别。

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