Lots of and a lot of
Suppose "lots of" is used for countable nouns and the expression " a lot of " for uncountable nouns, I must write "lots of chances", right?
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These two expressions can be used with countable and uncountable nouns. With a plural countable nouns like "chances" or "diamonds": I had a lot of chances to clean up my act, but I didn't take advantage of them. I had lots of chances to clean up my act, but I didn't take advantage of them.
- These two expressions can be used with countable and uncountable nouns.
- With a plural countable nouns like "chances" or "diamonds": I had a lot of chances to clean up my act, but I didn't take advantage of them.
- I had lots of chances to clean up my act, but I didn't take advantage of them.
- I bought her a lot of diamonds, but it didn't help the relationship.
- I bought her lots of diamonds, but it didn't help the relationship.
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These two expressions can be used with countable and uncountable nouns. With a plural countable nouns like "chances" or "diamonds":
I had a lot of chances to clean up my act, but I didn't take advantage of them.
I had lots of chances to clean up my act, but I didn't take advantage of them.
I bought her a lot of diamonds, but it didn't help the relat
0walk modern 949Suppose "lots of" is used for countable nouns and the expression " a lot of " for uncountable nouns, I must write "lots of chances", right?
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Both the "lot" in a lot of and the "lots" in lots of occur with singular non-count obliques, and plural count obliques.
The main difference is that singular "lot" takes
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