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seem or seems?

 
 
Reply Tue 29 Nov, 2005 04:28 pm
Here's a sentence:
With a flow of more than 700 cubic meters of water per second, huge amounts of water seem like pouring from the sky.

Could someone kindly tell me which one is correct here: seem or seems?

Thanks a lot!
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George
 
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Reply Tue 29 Nov, 2005 04:44 pm
If the subject is plural (as in this case it is: "amounts"), then use "seem".
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bluestblue
 
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Reply Tue 29 Nov, 2005 04:53 pm
Thank you George.
Hence the usage of "amouts of" and "a lot of" are different.
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Wy
 
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Reply Wed 30 Nov, 2005 10:25 am
Just as an aside, a more usual English usage would be to say "... seem to be pouring..." or "a huge amount ... seems as if it is pouring...".
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bluestblue
 
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Reply Thu 1 Dec, 2005 01:57 am
Thank you Wy!
I've made a remark as you said to that text Idea .
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