a lot vs. a lot of

[Ramadhan Asba]

Dear friends,
Could you tell the differences of "a lot" and "a lot of". How to use them in sentence. Another question, when we use "of" and "from" in sentence. Thank's

[Alan]

Hi,

'A lot' is used on its own meaning 'very much' as in: She enjoys swimming very much/a lot. 'A lot of' is used with a noun meaning 'a large quantity of' as in: They have worked hard and earned a lot of/a large quantity of money.

'Of' and 'from' can b used in many different ways. A simple difference can be seen as in: Charlie is the son of an architect (Charlie is an architect' son). Natalie is Italian. (She comes from Italy).

Alan
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