[General] Large amounts of money has/have been spent?

[LiuJing]

Large amounts of money have been spent on the program.
Large amounts of money has been spent on the program.

Which is correct? Thank you.

 

[2006]

Large amounts of money have been spent on the program. :tick:
Large amounts of money has been spent on the program. :cross:

A large amount of money has been spent on the program. :tick:

2006

 

[LiuJing]

2006

Thank you.

How aout lots of water? Do we treat it as plural as well?

 

[2006]

Thank you.

How about lots of water? Do we treat it as plural as well? no
Lots of water is needed. :tick:
A lot of water is needed. :tick:

2006