the difference between 'a lot of...' and 'lots of...'
I have always wondered that what is the difference between those phrases; I could guess that 'a lot of' is singular and 'lots of' plural, but I´m not quite sure what it practically means.
My point is that are these both sentences correct:
I had a lot of time yesterday / I had lots of time yesterday to do some things.
How about these?
I have a lot of carrots / lots of carrots.
Is this some kind of countable/uncountable matter?
Re: the difference between 'a lot of...' and 'lots of...'
" A lot of " and " lots of " have the same meaning.
A lot of/lots of(informal): a large number or amount of sb/sth.
All your sentences are correct.
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Re: the difference between 'a lot of...' and 'lots of...'
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Originally Posted by foss
I have always wondered that what is the difference between those phrases; I could guess that 'a lot of' is singular and 'lots of' plural, but I´m not quite sure what it practically means.
My point is that are these both sentences correct:
I had a lot of time yesterday / I had lots of time yesterday to do some things.
How about these?
I have a lot of carrots / lots of carrots.
Is this some kind of countable/uncountable matter?
I agree with Henry that they mean the same thing. When a count noun follows either expression, it is usually pluralized.
Both uses are informal, but IMO, "lots of" is even more informal than "a lot of". :wink:
