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a lot of vs lots of

Both 'a lot of' and 'lots of' are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to indicate a large quantity or number of something.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1049 views

a lot of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a large quantity or number of something. It is often followed by a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

I have a lot of work to do.
She has a lot of friends in the city.
There are a lot of books on the shelf.
He eats a lot of food.
We have a lot of time before the meeting.

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I wrote a lot of checks to a lot of companies.
So we've got a lot of blood and a lot of human body parts from different people.
He throws a lot of parties.
This beautiful love story incited a lot of jealousy.
He had a lot of money.
There was a lot of people complaining.
Probably a lot of cuties there.
Getting a lot of hugs today.
Leaves a lot of angry bidders.
I've thought about a lot of things...
You lost a lot of evidence.
That's a lot of lawyers.
Chris has a lot of responsibility.
Sorry, a lot of data floating around.
I'm sure a lot of people have.
Castle worked a lot of cases together.
Body produces a lot of abnormal lymphocytes.
And a lot of people I don't.
We busted a lot of balloons.
Brought up a lot of memories.

Alternatives:

lots of
plenty of
a great deal of
a large number of
a large quantity of

lots of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a large quantity or number of something. It is often followed by a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

There are lots of people at the party.
She has lots of experience in that field.
We need lots of supplies for the project.
He has lots of money to spend.
They have lots of questions about the topic.

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Been healing lots of the afflicted...
It's a big, beautiful house with lots of rooms.
But they're very good at taking in lots of information from lots of different sources at once.
I've made lots of friends that I can count on.
And traffic planners all around the world have tried lots of different measures: dense cities or dispersed cities, lots of roads or lots of public transport or lots of bike lanes or more information, or lots of different things, but nothing seems to work.
My father lost lots of money.
The prefecture receives lots of anonymous letters.
Three lots of initials keep cropping up.
Look, Nicholas has lots of money.
Studying teaches you lots of things.
Please send me lots of manuscripts.
- Tommaso now has lots of responsibility.
Sure you doctors got lots of plans.
Your body needsgrowth hormonefrom lots of things.
Most construction materials contain lots of salts of iron and silicon.
My factory carries lots of tires.
Watzek Concrete gives the Rettungsbund lots of ambulances.
Twenty-four hour recording, lots of wires.
Pretty blonde, lots of attention.
There are lots of hoodlums around...

Alternatives:

a lot of
plenty of
a great deal of
a large number of
a large quantity of

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