Common Mistakes : Amount

Amount – Noun

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BAD: The amount of accidents is steadily increasing

GOOD: The number of accidents is steadily increasing

BAD: Only small amounts of students will be admitted

GOOD: Only small numbers of students will be admitted

amount of + uncountable noun

number of + plural countable noun

‘Compare: ‘an amount of money’, ‘a number of coins

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BAD: I was lucky and won a big amount of money

GOOD: I was lucky and won a large amount of money

BAD: Cream cheese contains a high amount of fat

GOOD: Cream cheese contains a large amount of fat

(a large amount (NOT big/high 

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BAD: The amount of crime have increased

GOOD: The amount of crime has increased

BAD: A tremendous amount of research have been carried out

GOOD: A tremendous amount of research has been carried out

amount of (singular) + uncountable noun + singular verb

amounts of (plural) + uncountable noun + plural verb

.Compare: ‘A large amount of money is required.’ Large amounts of money are required