101. Even though the direct costs of malpractice disputes amounts to a sum lower than one percent of the $541 billion the nation spent on health care last year, doctors say fear of lawsuits plays a major role in health-care inflation.
(A) amounts to a sum lower
(B) amounts to less
(C) amounted to less
(D) amounted to lower
(E) amounted to a lower sum
请问动词是哪个？if the verb is "amount", so what is "dispute"?
谓语动词使amount，dispute 是名词
Right, amount here is usded as a verb, means add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000", amount=add up=come,"The bill came to $2,000" .
In general, amount to = add up to = come to.
The whole sentence can be compressed to
Even though the...costs of (malpractice) disputes amounted to ...one percent of...,doctor says...
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