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it took me a lot of effort vs it took me a lot of efforts

The correct phrase is "it took me a lot of effort." The word "effort" is typically used in English without an "s" at the end when referring to the amount of work or energy put into something. Using "efforts" in this context is not common and would sound awkward.
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it took me a lot of effort

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express the amount of work, energy, or time that was required to accomplish something.
  • Aug 13, 2024 ... It took me a lot of effort to get to this point and not get lost against some simple paladins. Lore Discussion. r/LifeInAdventure - It took ...
  • Feb 8, 2021 ... It took me a lot of effort and energy to break down a multi threaded TLS application into a single threaded minimal application. I made sure ...
  • Jan 28, 2024 ... This is my full Gojira guitar pick collection, it took me a lot of effort to gather them all. Some I catched on my own, some I traded and remaining I bought in ...
  • Sep 5, 2000 ... It took me a lot of effort and annoyance to finally figure that out. (Ie. Cacos getting stuck on top of each other and monsters falling off ...
  • ... It took me a lot of effort to maintain my feminine appearance, which, obviously, includes having nice hair and manicured eyebrows and things like that a lot ...
  • Mar 21, 2023 ... anooshageorgesunoj on March 21, 2023: "Nila baby's cocomelon 2nd bday … it took me a lot of effort and time in convincing Norah to wear ...
  • Oct 5, 2024 ... First of all, I have to admit that it took me a lot of effort to get to this forum (https://discourse.mozilla.org). By asking a question on ...
  • Jul 7, 2021 ... Given it took me a lot of effort to create the initial Config it would be great to have the ability to update the source to a different ...
  • Jan 21, 2024 ... I feel your pain… It took me a lot of effort to get mine working. Once I did, it really made a difference. The longest wait is now about 3 ...
  • Sep 24, 2024 ... It took me a lot of effort to originally install it - so this is frustrating. The Music is on a Toshiba Hard Drive connected to my desk top ...

it took me a lot of efforts

This phrase is not correct in English. The word "effort" is typically used in its singular form in this context.

  • Jan 24, 2022 ... ... It took me a lot of efforts but definitely worth it. The coaches and teams are super nice and supported here, and I feel so lucky to be one ...
  • Dec 20, 2022 ... It took me a lot of efforts to finish that book i was tired of the word "spiral" and also the pattern didn't creep me out as much by the time i finished it.
  • Oct 11, 2019 ... It took me a lot of efforts to get this version running on an old PC :). Macintosh CD - there are 439 MMV videos of 380 MB, and the screens ...
  • Jun 27, 2014 ... It took me a lot of efforts, scratchbuilding and aftermarket parts to get a decent result. AM stuff include a PJ production resin pilot ...
  • I learned, eventually, but it took me a lot of efforts to get started. I am going to base these instructions on the way I write my own patterns, starting ...
  • Oct 19, 2023 ... The Calibre 95290 is inspired from an old IWC Calibre 95 pocket watch movement. ... It took me a lot of efforts to find and catch this beauty a ...
  • Oct 3, 2013 ... ... it took me a lot of efforts to make the rag clean again. Can I say I scrubbed(or rubbed) the rag under the faucet? Is there a verb that can ...
  • it took me a lot of efforts and time to make this story, i hope you can appreciate my effort by clicking the votes (ᵕ﹏ᵕ). introduction ——. Jung Jaehyun ...
  • It took me a lot of efforts to convince them to bring him to Bhubaneswar. We arranged an ambulance since my father was completely bedridden. Throughout the ...
  • Sep 23, 2023 ... It took me a lot of efforts to have it. And now, reading its downgrade leaves a disappointment. I hope changes remain as is! It has no ...

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