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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

A lot of + singular countable noun

Hello,

I've come across a phrase that sounds strange to me "a lot of conference". What does it mean? I thought a lot of can only be used with plural nouns or uncountable nouns. Could you please give more examples like this?

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Daniel
  

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Where did you come across it, Daniel? Did you hear it? If so, it might have been 'a lot of confidence' or 'a lot of conferencing'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Where did you come across it, Daniel?
  • Did you hear it?
  • If so, it might have been 'a lot of confidence' or 'a lot of conferencing'.
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Where did you come across it, Daniel? Did you hear it? If so, it might have been 'a lot of confidence' or 'a lot of conferencing'.
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Yes, you are right! "Conference" is not an uncountable noun, so it can not be used with "a lot of." Following is an example where "a lot of" would be correct: "a lot of confidence." (Maybe that's what you have been hearing.)
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It's taken from by grammar book. But it seems that the phrase should read "a lot of the conference" Does it make more sense now?
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Yes, but is that all there is? Does your grammar book not present a complete sentence? What section is it in?
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Unfortunately, it only includes the phrase in a table devoted to determiners.

Could you write me a sentence where the phrase would fit?
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AnonymousCould you write me a sentence where the phrase would fit?
Which phrase?
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A lot of the conference
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A lot of the conference was boring, but I liked the keynote speech.
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