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Postmodernbliss Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A lot of profit
Hello,
I have a quick question. Is the following sentence correct?:
A lot of our profits came from several overseas business ventures.
Profits is a countable noun because it can be used as a plural noun (Our profits are high.) and with an indefinite article (We made a profit last year.) As such, my sense is that the aforementioned sentence is correct. However, it sounds wonky to some extent.
Many kind thanks to anyone who answers this post.
I have a quick question. Is the following sentence correct?:
A lot of our profits came from several overseas business ventures.
Profits is a countable noun because it can be used as a plural noun (Our profits are high.) and with an indefinite article (We made a profit last year.) As such, my sense is that the aforementioned sentence is correct. However, it sounds wonky to some extent.
Many kind thanks to anyone who answers this post.
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It doesn't sound wonky to me.
- It doesn't sound wonky to me.
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It doesn't sound wonky to me either.
However, it would also be possible to use "a lot of our profit" in that sentence.
However, it would also be possible to use "a lot of our profit" in that sentence.
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