When describing many people
Do you say; ' a large number of people'? How about 'a large number of people'?

The difference between ' a large amount of ' and ' the large number of'?

Thank you for your time.

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When describing many people
Do you say; ' a large number of people'? How about 'a large number of people'?

The difference between ' a large amount of ' and ' the large number of'?

Thank you for your time.

Answer

We can count people, so it’s “a large number of people.” We cannot count “water,” so we would say “a large amount of water.” Or, we could avoid the whole issue and just say “a lot of people / water.”

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I am a native speaker not a teacher, but if I am talking about a large number of people I say "all of those people," or "all of them". I don't know if that was your question, but I hope this helps!:)

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