问题补充:
people were found after the big earthquake.
A. A number of; died
B. The number of; died
C. A number of; dead
D. The number of; dead
答案:
A. A number of; died
B. The number of; died
(答案→)C. A number of; dead
D. The number of; dead
解析:本题的含义是大地震之后发现许多人死了。A number of表示许多的意思,修饰可数名词复数,find 的补语通常可以用形容词来承担,死亡的形容词是dead,故本题选C。