Plural or singular noun in this case?
"The line graph illustrates the amount of goods which was delivered by road, water, rail and pipeline in the UK from 2000 to 2005".
Should I use "amount" or "amounts" in this case? (I am writing a report of a line graph with 4 lines, each of which depicts the amount of cargo transported by a particular mode of transport shown above)
Thanks in advance!
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"The line graph illustrates the amount of goods which was delivered by road, water, rail and pipeline in the UK from 2000 to 2005".
Should I use "amount" or "amounts" in this case? (I am writing a report of a line graph with 4 lines, each of which depicts the amount of cargo transported by a particular mode of transport shown above)
Thanks in advance!
grammar grammatical-number
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
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With 4 lines, you need "which were" instead of "which was", but I'm not sure you can't still use 'amount'.
– AmI
15 hours ago
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"The line graph illustrates the amount of goods which was delivered by road, water, rail and pipeline in the UK from 2000 to 2005".
Should I use "amount" or "amounts" in this case? (I am writing a report of a line graph with 4 lines, each of which depicts the amount of cargo transported by a particular mode of transport shown above)
Thanks in advance!
grammar grammatical-number
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
575
"The line graph illustrates the amount of goods which was delivered by road, water, rail and pipeline in the UK from 2000 to 2005".
Should I use "amount" or "amounts" in this case? (I am writing a report of a line graph with 4 lines, each of which depicts the amount of cargo transported by a particular mode of transport shown above)
Thanks in advance!
grammar grammatical-number
grammar grammatical-number
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
575
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
575
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
575
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
575
asked 16 hours ago
Tinh LeTinh Le
575
575
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With 4 lines, you need "which were" instead of "which was", but I'm not sure you can't still use 'amount'.
– AmI
15 hours ago
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With 4 lines, you need "which were" instead of "which was", but I'm not sure you can't still use 'amount'.
– AmI
15 hours ago
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1
With 4 lines, you need "which were" instead of "which was", but I'm not sure you can't still use 'amount'.
– AmI
15 hours ago
With 4 lines, you need "which were" instead of "which was", but I'm not sure you can't still use 'amount'.
– AmI
15 hours ago
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Amount would be preferred because the following word (goods) ends with s .
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As it is plural it will be which were and not which was.
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my bad @JasonBassford (edited it)
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Amount would be preferred because the following word (goods) ends with s .
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As it is plural it will be which were and not which was.
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my bad @JasonBassford (edited it)
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Amount would be preferred because the following word (goods) ends with s .
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As it is plural it will be which were and not which was.
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Amount would be preferred because the following word (goods) ends with s .
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Amount would be preferred because the following word (goods) ends with s .
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As it is plural it will be which were and not which was.
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my bad @JasonBassford (edited it)
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my bad @JasonBassford (edited it)
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With 4 lines, you need "which were" instead of "which was", but I'm not sure you can't still use 'amount'.
– AmI
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