portion/amount

[hooshdar3]

every parent is asked to contributed a ----- of the total cost

1)portion 2)trend 3)nutrition 4)amount

Which choice is cprrect?

 

[5jj]

hooshdar, we have told you several times that we like you to try first - and give your reason.

 

[hooshdar3]

hooshdar, we have told you several times that we like you to try first - and give your reason.

I only have doubts between portion/amount

 

[Donbelid]

Hooshdar jan!

"Portion" is true.

 

[Barb_D]

Hint: If the correct word "amount," how would that change the article?

 

[hooshdar3]

Hint: If the correct word "amount," how would that change the article?

Well, I supposed they wouldn't have made such a priliminary mistake.It would be an amount.But isn't "an amount" possible?

 

[dut_thinker]

By the way, can portion be replaced by part in the above sentence?

 

[5jj]

By the way, can 'portion' be replaced by 'part' in the above sentence?

Yes

 

[Raymott]

Hooshdar jan!

"Portion" is true.

It's not "true"; it's "correct".
It's true that that answer is correct. It's not correct to say that the answer is true.

 

[Rover_KE]

Every parent is asked to contribute a ----- of the total cost.

Hooshdar, please take the trouble to transcribe sentences accurately.

Well, I supposed they wouldn't have made such an elementary mistake._It would be an amount._But isn't "an amount" possible?

No. 'Amount' is not the same as 'portion'.

Leave a space after full stops, like you did after the earlier comma.

Rover