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Englishnewbie Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Amount of loans?
Hello,
Can the word "amount" be used with countable nouns?
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The amount of loans exceeded the money in the bank.
Thank you.
Can the word "amount" be used with countable nouns?
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The amount of loans exceeded the money in the bank.
Thank you.
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The number of loans... However, you could use the amount of the loans... [=the amount of money in the loans]
- The number of loans...
- However, you could use the amount of the loans...
- [=the amount of money in the loans]
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The number of loans...
However, you could use the amount of the loans... [=the amount of money in the loans]
However, you could use the amount of the loans... [=the amount of money in the loans]
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
Do you have to use "the" in front of "loans" if you use "amount of"?
Thanks for the reply.
Do you have to use "the" in front of "loans" if you use "amount of"?
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Hi,
Can you tell me the reason why "the" is critical here?
Thank you.
Can you tell me the reason why "the" is critical here?
Thank you.
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