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Liveinjapan wrote large amountsbig amountsmany amountsmuch amountsa little amountsa few amounts ThanksLiJ Large amounts is fine big amounts is grammatical but I don t think natives use it very much many amounts is grammatical but unidiomatic to be avoided much amounts and a little amounts are...

So with expressions such as a number of a lot of and the rest of is it singular or plural Now I am really curious It is not a matter of whether those expressions are singular or plural They are neither in the sense that verb agreement does not depend on them at all Verb agreement depends on the...

Hello Jack s question is interesting I ve four grammar books and what they say is in agreement with Mr Mic and Pieanne So Jack s sentence would be incorrect as a standard expression of English But it is also true many people online are taking plural seconds minutes hours days weeks months or...

Essay on The Collective Noun by Sophie Johnson Traditionally the noun that names a collective is considered to be singular Being singular the verbial that denotes its act is also singular 1 The family prays every evening 2 Australia is playing against Portugal in the final round 3 The government...