Amount, quanity , number ( of )

Use ‘amount of’ before singular things you cannot measure.
Use ‘quantity of’ before singular or plural things you can measure.
Use ‘number of’ before plural things you can measure.

The amount of work I got through in July was double the amount that I did in June.
No amountof love would heal the hatred she felt.
I had a certain amount of respect for him: he was agood footballer and a good ambassador for his country.
There were very small quantities of peppers on sale in the market.
I took control of a large quantity of money.
(money – singular and can be measured or counted)
A large number of cows were infected.
There are a number of reasons why I can’t marry you.
A number of people were injured in the explosion.

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​Amount, quanity , number ( of )

Amount, quanity , number ( of )