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the number of 的意思是……的数量,这个词组的中心词是number,后面的谓语动词要用单数形式.

a number of 表示的是很多;大量的意思,相当于many的意思,后面的谓语动词应该用复数形式.

所以上面的题,是有问题的.改正之后,

(the number of) people who( were) killed injured in the earthquake reach (was) than 400000 .这句中的第一个were,因为主语是定语从句中的people,所以要用were.

(A number of )people were killed in the quake.

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