“A large amount of people attended.”
Grammar Entry 605 / 1605 60-second read
Amount vs. Number
AMOUNT for mass. NUMBER for count.
The comparisoni
“A large number of people attended.”
The ruleii
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AMOUNT for uncountable. NUMBER for countable.
Same distinction as LESS/FEWER. AMOUNT of water. NUMBER of bottles.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Can you count them? NUMBER.