a lot of|a bit of & lots of|bits of

[joeoct]

Hi,

When do we use "lots of/bits of" instead of "a lot of/a bit of" and vice versa?

An example: He could see bits of lights.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Leandro-Z]

They have nothing to do, I would say. "Lots of" and "A lot of" have to do with large amounts, plenty of something (e.g. There are lots of/ a lot of places to visit).

"A bit of" is used to talk about short quantities (e.g. A leg of frog, a bit of evil dust and a bit of snake blood", cried the witch with a sheer-lunacy expression on her face, at the same time she was reading the recipe and preparing the poisonous potion).

 

[Rover_KE]

Joeoct, please see the Similar Threads at the bottom of the page.

Leandro, please state that you are not a teacher (see the first of the Notices above).

Rover

 

[joeoct]

OK.