Is it numbers of people or number of people?

Although it is grammatically correct to say a number of people, in casual English it is common to hear the amount of people. The amount of people is frequently used but not actually right.

Is a number singular or plural?

The phrase “a number” is plural. For example: A number of visitors are leaving.

How do you say the number of people?

1. “Number of people” is correct, though “number of customers” or some such might be better. – Hot Licks. Sep 1 ’15 at 12:22.
2. Thank you. If you write it as an answer I can mark it as correct. – FrancescoMussi.
3. Depending of the service, “passengers”, “guests”, “attendees” or “participants” may fit. – Graffito.

Do we say a number of people?

Although the expression ‘a number’ is strictly singular, the phrase ‘a number of” is used with plural nouns (as what grammarians call a determiner (or determiner)). The verb should therefore be plural: A number of people are waiting for the bus.

Can you say an amount of people?

We would not normally say “amount of people” – either number of people (if you are showing actual numbers) or proportion of people (if using, say, percentages). amount is used for ‘non-discrete’ items (i.e. things that you cannot count, but can only measure e.g. by weight or volume, such as sugar or a liquid.

Is a large number or are a large number?

The first one is grammatically correct. This is because “a large number” is singular. If it were not singular, we would not call it “a large number”, but “large numbers”.

What is meant by a number of people?

Yes it means many. For example: “There are a number of people here today!” You don’t know how many people there are because there are many people, thus there are ‘a number of people’.

Is every person plural?

When considering the word everyone, it makes sense to think of many people in a group. The natural conclusion then is to believe everyone is plural. It’s not. Everyone is singular.