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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
quantity and amount
Hi teachers,
I'm confused about the use of the words "amount" and "quantity". Is it that "amount " is used with uncountable nouns and "quantity" with both uncountable and countable nouns ?
Could you please help me understand the use of "amount" and "quantity" .
Thank you in advance
I'm confused about the use of the words "amount" and "quantity". Is it that "amount " is used with uncountable nouns and "quantity" with both uncountable and countable nouns ?
Could you please help me understand the use of "amount" and "quantity" .
Thank you in advance
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As far as the countable/uncountable issue is concerned, you are correct, at least according to my usage. A large quantity of cement A large amount of cement A large quantity of bricks (or A large number of bricks ) " A large amount of bricks " doesn't sound right to me, but it's not uncommon to see instances of this usage from native speakers, and these people obviously don't see any problem with it. In the countable sense, "quantity" tends to be used for objects that aren't viewed as being particularly individually distinctive.
- As far as the countable/uncountable issue is concerned, you are correct, at least according to my usage.
- A large quantity of cement A large amount of cement A large quantity of bricks (or A large number of bricks ) " A large amount of bricks " doesn't sound right to me, but it's not uncommon to see instances of this usage from native speakers, and these people obviously don't see any problem with it.
- In the countable sense, "quantity" tends to be used for objects that aren't viewed as being particularly individually distinctive.
- For example, you would not say "He arrived with a large quantity of his relatives" (unless you were being facetious).
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As far as the countable/uncountable issue is concerned, you are correct, at least according to my usage.
A large quantity of cement
A large amount of cement
A large quantity of bricks (or A large number of bricks)
"A large amount of bricks" doesn't sound right to me, but it's not uncommon to see instances of this usage from nat
A large quantity of cement
A large amount of cement
A large quantity of bricks (or A large number of bricks)
"A large amount of bricks" doesn't sound right to me, but it's not uncommon to see instances of this usage from nat
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