در مثال های زیر اشتباهات رایج در کاربرد دو کلمه number و amount آمده است:
✅ The internet is becoming accessible to a growing number of people.
❌ The internet is becoming accessible to a growing amount of people.
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✅ The table shows the number of people who visited the gallery each day.
❌ The table shows number of people who visited the gallery each day.
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✅ I've definitely noticed an increase in the number of butterflies this year.
❌ I've definitely noticed an increase in the amount of butterflies this year.
نکته مهم:
We use "number of" before a plural countable noun.
Example:
The chart shows the number of hours / passengers / people / schools / times etc.
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We use "amount of" before an uncountable noun.
Example:
The amount of energy / food / information / money / time etc.
