A lot of, lots of: difference and how to use - Speakspeak

A lot of and lots of = 'a large number or amount'. We use a lot of or lots of with both countable and uncountable nouns. There was a lot of rain last week. Speakspeak|Alotof,lotsof:differenceandhowtouse Alotof,lotsof:differenceandhowtouse Home>Grammar&vocabularyresources>Grammarrules>GrammarrulesA-Z>  ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoemailthistoafriend(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonWhatsApp(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTelegram(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonLinkedIn(Opensinnewwindow) Alotof,lotsof:rules Alotofandlotsof='alargenumberoramount'.Weusealotoforlotsofwithbothcountableanduncountablenouns.Therewasalotofrainlastweek.[rain=uncountable] Therewerealotofpeopleattheparty.[people=countable/plural] There'slotsoffoodinthecupboard.[food=uncountable] Alotofvs.much,many Alotof,muchandmanyhaveasimilarmeaning,butweoftenusethemdifferently. Weusealotofmostlyinpositivesentences.Innegativesandquestionsweprefermuchandmany: Hewatchesalotoffilms.[positive] Hedoesn’twatchmanyfilms.[negative] Doyouwatchmanyfilms? Hedrinksalotofcoffee.[positive] Hedoesn’tdrinkmuchcoffee.[negative] Doyoudrinkmuchcoffee? Wesometimesusealotofandlotsofinnegativesentencesinsteadofmuchandmany.Andweusetheminaquestionwhenwethinktheanswerwillbe"yes": Idon'tlikealotofsaltinmyfood.orIdon'tlikemuchsaltinmyfood. Doyougetalotofsnowhere?orDoyougetmuchsnowhere? Weretherealotofpeopleatthefootballmatch?orWeretheremanypeopleatthefootballmatch? Singleorpluralverb? Ifthenouniscountable,weuseapluralverb(are,have,etc): Therearealotofcarsintheworld. Lotsofnewhouseswerebuiltlastyear. Ifthenounisuncountable,weuseasingularverb(is,has,etc): Thereisalotofnoise. Therewasalotoffood. Wheretouse AlotofandlotsofarecommoninspokenEnglishandsoundquiteinformal. Lotsofisslightlymoreinformalthanalotof. InmoreformalspokenandwrittenEnglish,weoftenusemany,much,plenty,alargenumberofandalargeamountof. ClicktoshareonFacebook(Opensinnewwindow)Clicktoemailthistoafriend(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonWhatsApp(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTwitter(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonTelegram(Opensinnewwindow)ClicktoshareonLinkedIn(Opensinnewwindow) RelatedPosts CountableanduncountablewordsWhichshouldweuse:“have”or“havegot”?Some,any:differenceandhowtouseMuch,many(difference,howtouse)10uncountablenouns:typesoffoodBusinessvocabularyexercise:uncountablevs.countablenounsVocabulary:elementaryandpre-intermediate10uncountablenouns:typesofmaterialHowtotellifawordiscountableoruncountableUpper-intermediatevocabularyexercise:foodidioms Contact|Privacy|About|©2022Speakspeak/StuartCook SendtoEmailAddress YourName YourEmailAddress Cancel Postwasnotsent-checkyouremailaddresses! Emailcheckfailed,pleasetryagain Sorry,yourblogcannotsharepostsbyemail.