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Learn English - Grammara lot of, lots of, plenty of, a large amount of, a great deal ofThese expressions have similar meanings to the determiners much, many and most, but the grammar is not quite the same. Of is used after these expressions even before nouns with no determiner. Compare:
A lot of and lots ofThese are rather informal. There is not much difference between a lot of and lots of. They are both used mainly before singular uncountable and plural nouns, and before pronouns. When a lot of/lots of is used before a plural subject, the verb is plural.
Plenty ofPlenty of means ‘enough and more’. It is used before singular uncountable and plural nouns.
A large amount of, a great deal of and a large number ofThese expressions are rather formal. A large amount of and a great deal of are generally used before uncountable nouns.
A large number of is used before plural nouns. The following verb is plural.
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