1、lots of和a lot of可以當(dāng)做定語,即當(dāng)做many或much那樣來使用。因此,謂語動詞的數(shù)不是依據(jù)lot和lots來決定,而是依據(jù)of所引導(dǎo)的名詞的數(shù)來決定,如:
A lot of time has been wasted.有許多時間給浪費掉了。(a lot of=much)
A lot of people have been present.已有許多人到了。(a lot of=many)
There is lots of time to spare.時間綽綽有余。(lots of=much)
2、a lot of=lots of表示”許多的“,可以修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)和不可數(shù)名詞。
3、a lot是表示程度的一個短語,意為”很,非常“。如:thanks a lot(多謝);know a lot about China(對中國了解很多)
4、書面語用a lot of較多,口語用lots of較多。