Which sentence correctly uses ‘number’ rather than ‘amount’ with a countable noun?

Explanation

‘Number’ is used with countable nouns, such as ‘people,’ which have distinct singular and plural forms, while ‘amount’ is used with uncountable nouns, such as ‘money’ or ‘water.’ Since ‘people’ is countable, ‘a large number of people’ is the grammatically correct choice, following the same principle as the fewer-versus-less distinction. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.