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| I have a question about " a lot of " and " lots of " ??? I would like to know the usage of them ? As far as I know , they have the same meaning but I don't know if when I should use " a lot of " or " lots of "??? Could anyone please explain to me? Thank you in advance. Best regards. |
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| Everything you ever wanted to know about "a lot of" and "lots of": http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/langu...es/002990.html Let us know if you have further questions. |
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| Thank you very much for your help Casiopea I searched in it. It said " Much and many are generally used in questions and negatives , much with uncountable noun and many in countable noun " and " A lot of is used in positive sentences,with countable noun and uncountable noun " My questions are... 1.(related to much and many) Can I use much and many in positive sentences? such as I have much water in the bottle or I have many dogs at my house. Is it grammatically correct? 2. There are a lot of parks in London. Can I say--> There are lots of parks in London. in stead. ??? Thank you in advance. Regards. |
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| Colin we use lot of and lots as quantifiers, they express a large quantity. We use a lot of and lots of with plural and uncountable nouns either is fine example: Plural: a lot of people / lots of people live in London Uncountable: you'll have a lot of fun / lots of fun on holiday hope this helps |
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| Colin In more formal English we can use many and much in positive statements eg: Many tourists vist London There is much support for his idea Yes you can say there are lots of parks in London regards j |
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| Welcome, John. |
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There are a lot of parks. <a great number> There are lots of parks. <a number more than I'm willing to count> As for "much water" and "many dogs", I agree with the author of the article: the head noun (e.g., water, dogs) holds the key. If the head noun is familiar or common, then speakers tend to use "a lot of/lots of". Cf. much support, much comment. |
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| Thank you for your help , now I see. |
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