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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Are these two sentences grammatically correct? :)
1) For example, a great amount of people go to the gym, and a large number of these people go many times per week, devoting their lives to the pursuit of physical fitness.
2) In 1997, a 56-year-old woman, a year before she was to receive her pension, was fired from her job in San Jose, California.
Thank you very much.
2) In 1997, a 56-year-old woman, a year before she was to receive her pension, was fired from her job in San Jose, California.
Thank you very much.
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Anonymous amount of people number of people . Use number of for countable nouns like people. Use amount for the uncountables.
- Anonymous amount of people number of people .
- Use number of for countable nouns like people.
- Use amount for the uncountables.
- Otherwise 1) is OK.
- Anonymous 2) In 1997, a 56-year-old woman, This one is OK, but recognize that the adverb clause of time ( a year before she ...
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Anonymousamount of peoplenumber of people. Use number of for countable nouns like people. Use amount for the uncountables. Otherwise 1) is OK.
Anonymous2) In 1997, a 56-year-old woman,This one is OK, but recognize that the adverb clause of time (a year before she ... pension) would normally be pl
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