题目内容

________ houses were destroyed in the earthquake.

A. A great deal of B. A great deal

C. A great many of D. A great many

 

D

【解析】

试题分析： 考查短语辨析。A. A great deal of许多用来修饰不可数名词；B. A great deal许多，用来做宾语；C. A great many of错误的短语；D. A great many 许多，后面接可数名词的复数形式。句意：地震中许多的房子被破坏；根据分析选D项。

考点 : 考查短语辨析

 

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