Tuesday, October 16, 2012

< TJ > Grammar - 'a lot of' vs 'lots of'

< T >
By Indriyani
via FB Page
15 Oct 2012
 
‎* Hi, Bert...
please, explai to me about the difference usage of "of a lot of" and "lots of". thank before :)


< J >
'a lot of' VS 'lots of'

Arti dasarnya sama: 'a great deal of'

Kedua kata tersebut termasuk dalam bahasa percakapan sehari-hari, tapi masih termasuk bahasa standar dan diterima.
'lots of' dianggap lebih informal daripada 'a lot of'.

'a lot of' dan 'lots of' digunakan pada plural count noun atau non-count noun:

Plural Count Noun:
There are a lot of books in your bag. (OK)
There are lots of books in you bag. (OK)

Non-Count Noun:
There is a lot of milk left in your glass. (OK)
There is lots of milk left in your glass. (OK)

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Dalam grammar, kata kerja harus sesuai dengan plural count noun atau non-count noun

Plural Count Noun:
A lot of books were left on the table.
Lots of books were left on the table.

Non-Count Noun:
A lot of milk was left on the table.
Lots of milk was left on the table.


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Dalam tulisan akademis, istilah lebih formal yang digunakan adalah:
'a great deal of' atau 'many' untuk plural count noun, dan
'a great deal of' atau 'much', untuk non-count noun

Plural Count Noun:
There are a great deal of books in your bag.
A great deal of books are in your bag.

Non-Count Noun:
There is a great deal of milk left in your glass.
A great deal of milk is left in your glass.

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Dalam hal arti, orang menganggap artinya sama: great quantity.
Tapi ada sebagian orang menganggap 'lots of' berarti lebih daripada 'a lot of', yaitu 'a greater quantity'.

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