标题: 关于the amount of是否只接不可数名词的问题 [打印本页] 作者: 勇敢的心2014 时间: 2015-3-21 14:21 标题: 关于the amount of是否只接不可数名词的问题 13th OG77:
A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.
(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump
(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping
(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump
(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump
(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities
答案是D，the amount of后加的是复数名词，
GMAT里面AMOUNT的用法解释是：amount is for undifferentiated masses such assand or water，即amount用于修饰不可分割的物体，即修饰不可数名词。