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a large
/great/good number of；a great/good many;a good few/quite a few+可数名词复数，意为“大量的”；
a great/good deal;
a great/ large amount of; quite a little+ 不可数名词，意为“大量的”；
a lot of/lots of;
a great /large quantity of; large quantities of/ plenty of +可数名词复数/不可数名词均可，意为“大量的”。但是a great/large quantity of ..., large
quantities of ...作主语时谓语动词与quantity形式一致。
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During the past
two years, the number of automobile accidents in New York City decreased.(2010·11·山东烟台月考)
A. have B. has
C. was D. were
解析：选B。the number of+复数名词，其主语是number，故谓语动词用单数，意为“……的数量”。
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