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Amount / Number - Exercise 2

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.  Do not underestimate the (amount  number) of people who will attend the lecture.

2.  The (amount number) of books in my study is astounding!

3.  What is the exact (amount number) of sugar in the bowl?

4.  A large (amount number) of ice covered the sidewalk.

5.  A large (amount number) icicles fell from the roof's edge.

6.  The girl sat at the computer and looked at the large (amount  number) of icons on the screen.

7.  The (amount number) of pollution in our lakes is growing every day.

8.  I will make a record of the (amount  number) of extra office workers we will need for the holidays.

9.  How do you expect me to remember the (amount number) of yards in a mile?

10. The truck exhaust emitted a huge (amount  number) of smoke into the air.

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Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
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