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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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was or were?
0 Original sentence: "A significant amount of these pictures was taken at the museum." 02 br
00 Should it be "were" instead of was? I am treating "a significant amount" as the subject, hence using "was". Can someone please clarify for me? 02 br
00 Many thanks! 0-
00 Should it be "were" instead of was? I am treating "a significant amount" as the subject, hence using "was". Can someone please clarify for me? 02 br
00 Many thanks! 0-
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00 Well first, ' 01 i 00 amount 02 i 00 ' is wrong. 02 br
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01 i 00 A significant 01 b 00 number 02 b 00 of these pictures 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 taken at the museum. 02 i 00 0-
00 Well first, ' 01 i 00 amount 02 i 00 ' is wrong. 02 br
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01 i 00 A significant 01 b 00 number 02 b 00 of these pictures 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 taken at the museum. 02 i 00 0-
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0 Since "pictures" are countable objects, it's better to say "a significant number." This is treated as a plural subject, and the verb should be "were": 02 br
02 br
00 A significant number of these pictures were taken at the museum. 02 br
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00 Use "amount" for something that has quantity, but is not counted as individual objects. If "amount" is the subje
02 br
00 A significant number of these pictures were taken at the museum. 02 br
02 br
00 Use "amount" for something that has quantity, but is not counted as individual objects. If "amount" is the subje
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