"A lot of information" or " Lots of information"
Дата публикации: Mar 19, 2014 10:13:30 AM
Which one is correct?
many / a lot of / lots of
Many is used only with countable nouns. It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences:
Do you go to many concerts?
How many people came to the meeting?
I don’t go to many concerts.
Although it is not common in statements, it is used after so, as and too:
You made too many mistakes.
In statements a lot of or lots of (informal) are much more common:
I go to a lot of concerts.
‘How many CDs have you got?’ ‘Lots!’
However, they are not used with measurements of time or distance:
I stayed in England for many/quite a few/ten weeks.
*I stayed in England a lot of weeks.
When a lot of/lots of means ‘many’, it takes a plural verb:
Lots of people like Italian food.
You can also use plenty of (informal):
Plenty of stores stay open late.
These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences.
A lot of/lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in British English, so in formal writing it is better to use many or a large number of in statements.
much / a lot of / lots of
Much is used only with uncountable nouns.
It is used mainly in questions and negative sentences:
Do you have much free time?
How much experience have you had?
I don’t have much free time.
In statements a lot of or lots of (informal) is much more common:
‘How much (money) does she earn? She earns a lot of money.
You can also use plenty (of). These phrases can also be used in questions and negative sentences.
A lot of/lots of is still felt to be informal, especially in British English, so in formal writing it is better to use much, a great deal of or a large amount of.
Very much and a lot can be used as adverbs:
I miss my family very much.
*I miss very much my family.
I miss my family a lot.
Thanks a lot.
In negative sentences you can use much:
I didn’t enjoy the film (very) much.