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Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

"There is a huge amount of people flying in and out of Heathrow Airport every day."
  1. Change is to are.
  2. Lowercase Airport.
  3. Change amount to number.
  4. Change every day to everyday.
Explanation
Answer: C - The sentence is most improved by changing amount to number. The word amount is usually reserved for uncountable quantities, like water or milk. Since people can be counted, we refer to the number of them.
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