Phân biệt a number of và an amount of trong tiếng Anh

Bí kíp luyện thi Part 5 TOEIC: A number of & An amount of

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A number of & An amount of

1. A number of

a) Cấu trúc

A number of + N (số nhiều) + V (số nhiều)

Trong đó: N (số nhiều) là danh từ số nhiều

V (số nhiều) là động từ chia ở dạng số nhiều

Ví dụ: A number of people have lost their job. (Một số người đã mất việc làm.)

b) Cách dùng

A number of (Một số những…): dùng để diễn tả một số trong tổng thể, đi với danh từ số nhiều, động từ chia ở số nhiều.

Ví dụ: A number of students have part-time jobs. (Một số sinh viên có việc làm thêm.)

2. An amount of

a) Cấu trúc

An amount of + N (không đếm được) + V (số ít)

Trong đó: N (không đếm được) là danh từ không đếm được

V (số ít) là động từ chia theo dạng số ít

Ví dụ: An amount of water has been polluted. (Một lượng nước đã bị ô nhiễm.)

b) Cách dùng

An amount of: dùng để nói về số lượng; đi với danh từ không đếm được và động từ số ít.

Ví dụ: An amount of water has been polluted. (Một lượng nước đã bị ô nhiễm.)

Bài tập

Exercise 1. Put “a number of” or “an amount of” in the blanks.

1. I undertook ________ work.

2. ________ students are going to the class.

3. ________ answers have been given.

4. My brother spends ________ time on his interest.

5. We’ve had ________ help from people.

6. ________ applicants have already been interviewed.

7. ________ food was wasted every year.

8. ________ people are walking in the park.

9. She had ________ respect for the marketing team, but she always dissented when they spoke at meetings.

10. ________ cows are eating the grass.

Đáp án:

1. an amount of 6. A number of

2. A number of

3. A number of

4. an amount of

5. an amount of

6. A number of

7. An amount of

8. A number of

9. an amount of

10. A number of

Exercise 2. Choose the correct answers.

1. _______ gifts she received on her birthday made her friend surprised.

A. The number of

B. An amount of

C. A number

D. A number of

2. There was a huge _______ support from the Council.

A. amount

B. number

C. number of

D. amount of

3. The chef put the right _______ sugar in this dish.

A. amount

B. amount of

C. number

D. number of

4. _______ employees went on strike for higher salaries yesterday.

A. The number of

B. An amount of

C. A number

D. A number of

5. _______ fish will be caught next week.

A. Number of

B. A number of

C. A number

D. An amount of

6. When you grow up, you will enjoy a certain _______ freedom.

A. amount

B. number of

C. number

D. amount of

7. The ship was only carrying _______ frozen chickens.

A. the number of

B. an amount of

C. a number

D. a number of

8. A considerable _______ traffic was recorded on this road today.

A. amount of

B. number of

C. number

D. amount

9. The disease affected _______ cows on the farm.

A. a number of

B. an amount of

C. a number

D. number of

10. _______ people have applied for the job.

A. The number of

B. An amount of

C. A number

D. A number of

Đáp án:

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. D

5. B

6. D

7. D

8. A

9. A

10. D

Exercise 3. Use “an amount of” or “a number of” combined with the words in brackets to form complete sentences.

1. _________ (large) people have flocked to the city.

2. The company invested _________ (large) money in the stock market this year.

3. My brother spends _________ time on his interest.

4. This town is famous for _________ (large) birds.

5. _________ (small) animals have died due to the flood last week.

6. _________ water has been polluted.

7. _________ problems have arisen during the conference.

8. Tom invited _________ (huge) guests to his party last month.

9. On the other hand, birds have very high energetic requirements, meaning that they need to eat _________ (great) food daily.

10. Europeans are seeing _________ (growing) migrants and refugees coming from Syria.

Đáp án:

1. A large number of people have flocked to the city.

2. The company invested a large amount of money in the stock market this year.

3. My brother spends an amount of time on his interest.

4. This town is famous for a large number of birds.

5. A small number of animals have died due to the flood last week.

6. An amount of water has been polluted.

7. A number of problems have arisen during the conference.

8. Tom invited a huge number of guests to his party last month.

9. On the other hand, birds have very high energetic requirements, meaning that they need to eat a great amount of food daily.

10. Europeans are seeing a growing number of migrants and refugees coming from Syria.

Exercise 4. Put “amount” or “number” in the blanks.

1. I’m busy these days so I have a little ______ of time to talk to you now.

2. Luckily, we have had a large ______ of new products this week.

3. My dad has just got a promotion so he has a huge ______ of salary now.

4. The surrounding environment has been cleaner as a large ______ of people recycle their rubbish.

5. My sister has lost her job and she has a huge ______ of debt.

6. My lesson has been canceled so I’ve got a considerable ______ of time to talk to you.

7. Unfortunately, we have had a ______ of complaints from the guests recently.

8. Thanks to a substantial ______ of help from our relatives, we could overcome our financial setback.

Đáp án:

1. amount	2. number	3. amount	4. number
5. amount	6. amount	7. number	8. amount

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