Poll: A large ____ of tickets were left unsold.

A large ____ of tickets were left unsold.

amount
number
Either

Votes: 439
Comments: 4
Added: November 2003

Comments:

Joan - 2nd December 2003 15:24
I'm glad to see no one has voted for 'amount'.
 
J-P - 11th July 2005 16:26
Why not either?
The amount of unsold tickets was .. (singular lump sum) .. similar to the total is...
 
Dave - 27th June 2007 12:48
J-P > Because you're talking about "How many" tickets were left unsold.
 
:) - 23rd February 2009 18:58
It could be either or.
 
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