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Amount Tremendous Research Carried Uncountable Noun Verb Money

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Keyword amount
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence A tremendous amount of research have been carried out.
Correct Sentence A tremendous amount of research has been carried out.
Cloze Error Sentence A tremendous amount of research [[have]] been carried out.
Cloze Sentence A tremendous amount of research [[has]] been carried out.
Cloze Answer has
Choices has | have
Explanation

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.'

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