A lot
, alot
, lots
or allot
? These four small words cause confusion to native speakers of English and those learning English as a second language. This lesson will teach you the correct ways to use these words, with lots of examples. After watching the class, you can allot some time to taking our quiz.
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Very useful.
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This quiz was allotted one minute to answer on it
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thx, because there is no a pro native english teacher in Shanghai, however I can study from here, and really help me a lot!!
hi Emma ,thanks for lesson !!! I couldn’t get one thing, can’t I say for example ( I love you a lot) ??? will that mean I love you often ??? ..thanks beforehand !!!
Activities + “a lot” = “often”
Feelings + “a lot” = “very much” xD
Thanks,Morfik.
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Thank you for building confidence in me.
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It was a new thing in this lesson for me. I didn’t know the word allot until now. But I cann’t do the quiz The program is not working for me. This is sad, because I’d like to prove my progress.
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great lesson, the word “allot” is new word to me
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I’m glad you guys liked the lesson! Well done!
Thank you Mam.You are awesome.
Why can’t it be “lots” in third question?
I think both are correct…
The school has a lot of computers.
or
The school has lots of computers.
Hi Ridhi,
You can say that the school has lots of computers. In the quiz though, there is no option for “lots of”. There is an option for “lots”, but this is incorrect because it is missing the “of”.
Hi! you’re right, but the option “lots” hasn’t “of “. It is needed before noun. Remember? Take a second look!
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Great lesson Emma!
I have a few questions:
1. Is “lots” plural form of “a lot”?
2. Can we use “whole lots” instead of “a whole lot”?
3. Emma, why do you pronounce the word “often” with the “t” sound? Is this a normal way to pronounce it, or just a Canadian issue, or maybe only Americans pronounce this word without “t”?
Pronouncing t in “often” surprised me too. I remember my English teacher said that the t is silent in the word often. But now I read this article (http://www.dailywritingtips.com/how-do-you-pronounce-often/), at the end there is a poll and 51.05% of the voters pronounce the t in “often”. Funny thing :)
“until some time in the 15th century when a consonant simplification occurred in some words that had two or more consonants in a row. It was at this time that speakers stopped pronouncing…”
— Awesome xD — maybe when I have problems with some letters in a word, I just stop pronounce them for a letter simplification xD — I’m still laughing. xD
Hi Morfik,
You’ve asked many excellent questions.
1) Both “a lot” and “lots” are used with plural count nouns (e.g. I have a lot of friends, I have lots of friends) and non-count nouns (e.g. I have a lot of milk, I have lots of milk). They mean the same thing. The only difference is that “a lot” is more formal than “lots”.
2) You cannot use “whole lots” or “a whole lots”. The only correct form of this expression is “a whole lot of”.
3) Some people pronounce the t in “often” while others do not pronounce it. You can choose either way. Both are acceptable. There are many forum threads on the pronunciation of “often”. Some of them get quite heated. I believe that in the United States, the silent t pronunciation is more common.
Thanks!
Hi Emma!
It is very good lesson! I have no doubts about lots, allot and so on, anymore. Thanks!
I’ve Learned much today.
Thanks.
Wow ,interesting & full of enthuism as well
Thank you.
Vous êtes very mignone with ce top mademoiselle !
Your leçon was très interesting comme always.
Maybe nous pouvons exchange french and english knowledge.
As j’ai read votre comment sur yourself, je know that vous are intéressée in français.
Count sur moi if vous need du help en French.
For the record: Those mistakes were made on purpose ^^
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Teacher Emma,
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Can you teach us about have,has and had
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this lesson is very impotent i m feeling well thank
I think you mean important! :)
lots of us we are happily with these kind of topics, I’m start 2 believe in god. thanks a million Emma.
very interesting and helpful.i didn’t know the verb allot before .
I’m glad you allotted some of your time to this video! :)
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thank you very much Emma for this excellent explanation. I want you to learn me how to conserve lots of English words as my basic language is Arabic.
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I leaned a lot in your lecture.
Emma, please reply to this question, I need the answer ASAP. Is it correct to say: I have lived here for 21 year VS I have lived here for 21 years. As you could notice, it’s about the noun YEAR after number 21. Does it take singular or plural form. Thank you immensely.
“I have lived here for 1 year.”
“I have lived here for 2 years.”
…
“I have lived here for 21 years.” xD
Morfik, I see you mastered English enough to make me want to become friends. Do you have a facebook account?
Sure — facebook.com/morfikov
Morfik is correct! I have made a video which will be coming soon on common number mistakes. I’ve addressed this one in the video!
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I have a question, would u answer me?
In ur example u used teach+ing after “to” (… to teaching English), Isn’t that after the word to the verb becomes finite?? Plz clarify this to me ☺
And I need a lesson about the words” may, might” when do I use them in a sentence!! What’s the difference between I may .. I might .. ? ☺☻
You can use “to” in many ways. In this case “to” means “for”. — I think so. xD
So, I could rewrite the sentence to: “I allot most of my time for teaching English.” — I’m not sure if “for” is good here.
Maybe this scene from matrix will clarify this issue. :)
Get some rest.
You’re going to need it.
For what?
Your training.
What is the difference between “may” and “might”? If you have two sentences: “It may happen.” and “It might happen.” — The first one is more likely to happen.
Hi Rozanna,
I think you’ve asked an excellent question. In this case, “to” is a preposition and “teaching English” acts like a noun, not a verb. Sometimes gerunds can be nouns, for example, “Teaching English is fun”. Here are some more examples of the preposition “to”, followed by a gerund acting as a noun:
I look forward to meeting you.
I devoted some time to practicing French.
John really took to swimming.
Hi Emma. This is a big issue for me as well. I´ve never understood this “to + ing verb form” and it really bugs me A LOT. I think a lesson about it could be very usefull.
Hello Mam, Am I right if I say ”I have to do a lot of work”. plz help me by giving me reply
thanks.
I would rewrite it to: “I have a lot of work to do.”, but I think that your sentence is good too.
Both are fine! Thank you Morfik for all of your clear answers and for taking the time to help others! It is much appreciated.
Thank you Emma
its very useful
>often<
it's pronoun as offen or often.
Both ways are acceptable. I think in the United States, it is more common to hear it pronounced without the t.
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Emma… If I say I love you a lot it means often?
No, it means “I love you very much”.
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I just have some questions
this word ^ an awful lot ^
can I use it instead of ^a whole lot^ or it wrong to be used ^
also^^a lot of^^ can it be used with years or days ??
Thank you Hisham for your question!
“An awful lot” is very similar to “a whole lot”. They both are used to add emphasis. However, “an awful lot” is used more often to show something is negative. Here are some examples:
1) You have an awful lot of work to do.
2) You were sick an awful lot this year.
3) Kyung Hyun has an awful lot of stress these days.
In terms of your second questions, you can use “a lot” with days and years. Here are some examples:
1) A lot of days went by.
2) It took a lot of years for Cindy to get out of jail.
3) She’s taken a lot of Mondays off work.
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This lesson was great. I am learning, I got 7/10 it’s so challenging to me. More lessons! Thanks! Emma, definitely appreciated.
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Thanks! Then if I say she loves a lot it means that she loves often? Correct? I have one more question..if I say he likes eating fruits a lot….it means he likes eating fruits often?
Hi Tmozzer,
“She loves a lot” sounds strange. What does she love a lot? Does she love art a lot? Does she love history a lot? Does she love her family a lot? “Love” is a verb which is used with an object.
I think if you want to add emphasis for like and love, it is better to use “really” instead of “a lot”. Here are some examples:
1) She really loves art.
2) She really loves history.
3) She really loves her family.
Instead of saying he likes eating fruits a lot, it sounds better to say “He really likes eating fruits”. This emphasizes how much he enjoys eating fruit. Although you might hear “a lot” used to add emphasis, “really” sounds better and is much more common.
“A lot” can also mean often. “I eat fruit a lot” clearly means often. “I like eating fruit a lot” is not as clear, and so you may need to use other sentences to figure out if it means often or if it’s there for emphasis.
so what is the big different between understanding these
Hi Emma, I only want to say you about, what happen with allot?
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I usually do mistakes when using: fast/ quickly / speedy / in a rapid manner / with great speed .
Sorry to ask a question which is not related to the topic of the lesson, but may you make a lesson on this idea?
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thanks a lot or thank you so much
which one is sound better to use
Fully explained, thanks :)
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Thanks a lot for wonderful teaching video. I’ve found it very useful to know the differences.
So can you please tell me what it’s the difference between a lot and lot?
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I want to ask some questions aa the following:
1-I like eating fruits a lot.
what about ” a lot” ? is it mean often or or very much ?
2-when to use each of allot , devote and assign the three give me the same meaning but how can i distinguish beteen their usage
3-also when to use a large number of instead a lot of and lots of ?
Thanks a lot
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Hi Ms. Emma !
When we say ” little and a little ”
” few and a few ”
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can we use verb+ing form after (to)or not in this lesson i have seen a sentence (i allot most of my time to teaching English) what i know is after to we can’t us verb+ing form . am i right or wrong
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why did you use gerund (teaching) after (to) in your example “I allot most of my time to teaching English”?
I know that verb after “to” must be in infinitive, Is that right?
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thanks a lot Emma it was nice lesson .but when can I use alot .please answer
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Yeah I got 10 out of 10… Thank you so much Emma, I now know not to use Alot ever again. I have improved my English skills a whole lot since I joined Eng.Vid.
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Thanks Emma .. Now I can allot my time a lot in order to allot my efforts in learning a lot of things and then I can get a whole lot of marks… is that right ,Emma?.
– Can (a lot of ) be replaced by many or much?
– Do they have the same use?
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Thanks for your lessons. I just have one comment: I think it is necessary to emphasize the fact that “alot” is totally wrong. Isn’t it?
Dear Emma, Thanks a lot for your lesson.
I have two questions regarding to your reply to Hisham’s question.
you have mentioned this example:
2) You were sick an awful lot this year.
IS it correct to say “an awful lot of this year” instead of “an awful lot this year”?
My second question is about the following sentence:
2) It took a lot of years for Cindy to get out of jail.
Is it correct to say ” It took a lot of years for Cindy to getting out of jail”?
Is “to” a preposition here like in the sentence “John really took to swimming.”?
Thank you.
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i have one doubt..is it compulsory to use ” a ” letter in front of “whole” and “lot”????
plz reply to my question and thanks in advance Emma… :-)
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hi emma: this quize i have got a 7 collecut 3 was misteake. do you think pass this quize?
i have a lots/a whole lots of pens.
is this a collecut sentence?
i have a lots/a whole lots of paper.
is this a collecut sentence?
now i am still difficult with allot ( alloted),a lot and
a whol lot
plese i would like to have a more exsample.
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Hi ichi345nobu, let me help you : I guess the right spelling is “correct”, not collecut. Mistake instead “misteake”. The correct sentences are:
I have lots of pens.—I have a lot of paper.—
The verb “allot” actually means to distribute something, to divide. You can allot your money among your children, you can allot some oranges among your children, you can allot the pencils among the students…. For example: I allot a whole lot of pencils among the students. It means that I give a big amount of pencils to the students. ” A lot of ” means a big amount. “A whole lot” is a big big amount, a bigger amount… I hope my explanation is clear enough…:)) Bye
I had never seen the word “allot” before, this was quite an interresting lesson. Thank you very much for teaching this new word to me.
Thanks a lot.
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Thank you for the videos! I have a question.
The meaning of allot reminds me the verb “to allocate”. What is the difference between these verbs?
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Thank you Emma. Your lesson is very helpful, but I noticed something in your example no. 2 “I allot most of my time to teaching English.” to is infinitive and teaching is a gerund right? Is it alright to use “to teaching”? Thank you…
thanks
Hi Emma,
your explanations are great!
I´ve got 10 out of 10, but better than
this score is – I was sure, I didn´t fail.
You´re really an excellent teacher!
I thank you so much.
Thanks Emma:) 10/10
I got 100. Thaks Emma.
thank you so much teacher
Thank you teacher. I learn a lot
Thank you!
Dear Emma,
I have 2 questions.
1. We can say: I read a lot.
Can we say “I read lots”?
2. I’ve heard about word “loads”.
Does it reffer this lesson in some way or not?
Thank you in advance :)
i understand your speak .
nice lesson ;) i corrected 10 of 10 questions
Very good class Emma. Thanks…
Thank you ” A lot ” My teacher ;)
Thanks a lot,Emma.
Thanks, dear Emma!
My score is 10/10, but two questions still bother me.
1. Whole Lotta Love by Ben Harper used to have lots of admirers (as for me, at first I heard its remake by Led Zeppelin – WOW!!!). Is “whole lotta” without an article acceptable informal version of “a whole lot of” or is it a literary technique to create an image of illiterate hippie?
2. Thanks a lot. Why not “A lot of thanks”?
Thanks again.
P.S. Sorry, LZ version was original, and Ben Harper’s was remake, of course. But, no matter, that’s not the item to study here.
Thank You Emma. Very good lesson. I’ve got 10 correct:-)
Thx Q :)
It is great and i grasped a lot.
I have been alloted 10 minutes a day to watch your english lessons since last week! thanks!!
Hi ever1101: I think that the correct sentence should be: I have alloted 10 minutes…. “been” is not necessary in this case…You could say: I ‘ve been allotting 10 minutes…
thank you teacher so much this lesson lot of help me
thanks, your lesson is great
awesome.
Hi Emma thanks for lesson. Could you make a lesson about too/as well? What is the diffrence? I have problem with that. If someone else know that, please write it down:)
I love It because of you
thanks Emma your speak is very clear
I have a few questions:
I can not Find out between A lot and alot, with the Space between a and the word lot. Ill” be thanks for the answer.
Iam very excited Emma, thank you lots
Thank you a lot, It,s very useful
I got 100 grades
Lots of thanks to you Emma for teaching us so nicely.
Thanks, Emma! U’re a ”Great Teacher”!
Thank you a lot !I have lots of experience from your lesson .
Thanks a Lot Teacher
I want to ask about the third example of allot. (I allot most of my time to teaching English” . Should it be “for teaching English” or “to teach English” not “to teaching English” ?
Hi terevie, I think that in this case “teaching” is not a verb but a noun. “teaching” is the activity of teaching.
Thanks so much ,my teacher. I got 90 percent
You are really awesome instructor,I understood your lesson very well.I would love to have opportunity to be a student in your class some day.I have a bad ESL teacher in British Council at Jordan.I was in Canada 10 months ago. I hope I can go back again . By the way Emma I have a lot of questions for you ,such as, which is correct I have much money or I have a lot of money 2- there are many people or there are a lots of people
Emma, you are wonderful.
Thanks. I have learned a lot of things.
Thanks a lot
isnt the “letter t” in often silent??
yes, but not in these cases!
You are a wonderful teacher, thx a lot for your help.
thx Emma
you’re a great teacher! :)
I wish I had a lot of nice teachers like you in my childhood.
than you so much! I fully understood about “a lot” and ” allot”.
Thanks Emma, I got 90%. Your dress so beautiful and you do not feel cold now a days.
Merci Emma,votre cours est très sympathique
Thanks a million.. very helpful.. !!
Thank you very much ,Emma.
A lot of thank to Emma
Hi Emma ! Very useful lesson
Could U explain grammar(syntax) difference
and are they correct?
1.A lot of thanks(uncount noun)
2.Thank(verb) U a lot.
is the verb “thank” feeling or action ;-) ?
Anyway
Thank U very much. sounds more naturally
3.thanks(?) a lot (shortening of A lot of thanks with rearrange of words)?
4.thank(?) a lot (shortening of Thank U a lot)?
(?) – noun or verb
Thank U very much for answer !
I have been learned a lot from Emma’s lesson.
I think that the correct sentence is: I have /I’ve learned a lot from Emma’s lesson…
Yeaaah i got 10 out of 10 =)
Thanks Emma… I’ve learned a lot.
I got 10/10. Thanks a lot :D
I have a Question, the example you have given on the board, “I allot most of my time “to” teaching English”
Shouldn’t it be, “I allot most of my time “in” teaching English”.
Kindly clear my doubt.
I scored 100 again. Thank you so much Emma!!!
I love a whole lot of to learn with Mrs.Emma.
thanks
thanks Emma.i enjoyed this lesson a lot.im trying to allot more of my time to watch this videos to improve my english cuz i need it a lot
could you record a video about going to the beach,you know summer is coming up
i learned a lot..thanks Emma.
Thx a lot. I got 100%
I got 10/10. Tks very much Emma <3
thank u emma god bless u
than you so much Emma … I got 100%, Really happy :)
Thanks, great class!
thank you a lot for this lesson >
i always wondered what is the difference between these words but now I know .
i get 100 .
I am so happy . I love your ways teach us :)
Thank you Emma for this lesson
before that i little bit confused in these words but now i got it.
I enjoyed a lot while learning English with you.
Have a good day Emma.
i like your lessones . u r my best instructor
I figured my comment on another subject was wrong so I quickly reviewed the correct way to use “a lot”. Thanks, by the way your haircut looks real nice on you!
Thank a lot of you Emma
yuhuuuu…. I got 100 again. :)
Thanks a lot teacher Emma, I’ve got another perfect score.
I could recommend to a new follower reading the comments to find useful information. There is a lot of clear answer that could improve your new knowledge. I allot some minutes checking those.
Thanks a lot
teacher is so hard to understand if writing of (A lot and alot)become attached without space how could I understand what was written like that?
Emma! you’re so pretty! Thanks a lot!
thanks a lot
8 out of ten but thats okey
Thank you so much to teach me.
a lot of thank for you
thank you Emma
it was a useful lesson
Thank you for your lesson. This video is very interesting!
Hi Emma, as usual I enjoyed your lesson. I’ve noticed that there are lots of errors in the transcription of the whole lesson , as well as other lessons (In this lesson look at minutes 7:27, 8:05, 8:17, 8:53. etc…). I think it’s really important for beginners to have a correct transcription of the speech in order to “match” it to the spelling. Thank you very much for your attention.
thanks,Emma
Thanks a lot Emma! My English is really improving with your lessons! :)
Thanks a lot Emma
Thanks Emma!
Thanks a lot,it was easy.
Thanks.
Thanks alot 8-D LOL
That was a great vid thanks ALOT Emma 10/10 so easy
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This is very useful, thank you.
Thanks Emma.
Thank you Emma.
Thank you!
Thank you Emma ,you are really a good teacher.especially you are so understandable And very clearly pronounciation.I can understand everything,but I hava a big problem.I don’t have any chance to speak with somebody.so I am just doing read and listen.how can I do that,please help me?
i should allot much more time to learn english grammar better,even if i spend a lot of time speaking with friends in english.
Thanks a lot. :)
Thanks a whole lot Emma! you are one of my favorite engVid teachers, very helpful your teaching!.
Hello Emma!
“…was alloted…” <— I dont understand this structure. Is it a tense or passive voice ?
I’ allot part of my time to study english here, on engvid.com. For that now I have a lot of words on my vocabulary. And I will have lots more, because of you. Thank you!
amazing
Great lesson! Thanks a lot. Your lessons are my cup of tea:)
Very useful.
thanks a lot Emma its amazing lesson
I have got 9 out of 10. Thank you very much for your explanation emma
this is really helphul
Why Mr. E here? :D
I have achieved 100%.Thanks Emma.It’s very helpful lesson for all.
Emma thanks a lot , I have 100%
thank you a lot .
hi, i enjoyd a lot. thanks and i love to practice & learn english a lot. i have lots of fun with engvid. and thanks a lot.
If i say..today i have a lot of time to learn english or today i have allot to learn english.which is right or..how can i say?
Thank you Emma. I like your lesson a lot!!
Thanks a lot Emma i’ve learned more here than in my school :)
Emma thanks a lot.
thanks a lot
Emma, Thumbs up ! Excellent explanation! I got everything !
Thank you, Emma. I allot five hours a day to learning English. And with the help of your excellent videos I’m improving day by day.
Ma’am thank you very much for that video.Your videos are always worth watching.I would be highly grateful to you, if you make a video on YOUTUBE discussing about the difference between “Less” & “Lesser”. A lot of of love for you ma’am.
that’s was interesting! thanks!
just got 10 on 10 on this quiz. Thanks
Thank you, Emma. Great lesson.
Hi, as you can see I did good on my quiz. I would like to know if there is any videos that can help me with my HSPT TEST. I am on disability and would like
To get my High School diploma.Ten years ago I was tested for my HSPT and failed the reading and math part ,so now that I have lots of time I would like to competed my HSPT.
I hope that you can guide me in an orderly manner, then just jumming from subject to subject. You are an awesome teacher,which I would of had you as my English teacher.
Hi Emma, I passed with a 100. I have taken the lesson that Ronnie gave on Continuous Tenses and passed with a 90,and retryed,and passed it with a 100.
You are awesome teaches.
Thanks Emma
and you look nice
^_^
Hello teacher EMMA thank you very much i understand the lesson and i passed the test with FLYING COLORS
so i am happy thank’s.
Hi Emma I’m from Yemen.I became addicted to u ,anyway could u plz tell me the way that I can reach u.I mean to be connected.I want to ask u direct questions.
Do u hv a programmed called Whatsapp ?
Don’t ignore me, answer me as soon as u receive my message.
All my answers were corrects, it was very witty to learn that “alot” is always incorrect, and that a lot before nouns needs “of” this was a typical error to me..Thanks..¡¡
Thanks
Emma, your lessons very nice . I want to take private lessons from you. I want to take private lessons with the Skype ..I would be glad if you respond to my question. thanks.
I’am glad.
thinks Emma.
Very interesting lesson, thank you.
Excellent lesson! Thanks a lot!
Thanks Emma ….
100%
I allot a whole lot of my free time to study English.
Can we speak like this, Emma?
Please, correct whatever is wrong,okay?
Thank you very much,Emma!
thank you so much EMMA
Great Lesson
Hi, Emma
For the word allot is formal or informal, is it better to use this word in essay or the word assign to/distribute to?
Thank you.
Iam happy that I got 90 but, I could have got 100%
Thanks you so much
Once again I got 10 out of 10. thank you Emma
thank you a lot
your are smart a lot
i allot my time watching you
thank you Emma
thanx a lot Emma
Hi Emma.I think you allot a lot of time for these videos,we are so happy and we allot you a whole lot of comments.
Thanks a lot!
thank you for the great lesson,although I got 9\10
because I thought (dress) was a countable word =(
I always make a mistake when it comes to this =|
learning a lot from your teaching
Teacher emma,your are pronouncing often with t silent.
is that difference between american n british english ??
please clarify
Done :)
10 out of 10
Thank you teacher Emma a lot.
Although,I get 10/10.I did not get how to use the alot in a sentence.Thank you any way
Thanks a lot
thank you so much Emma, thanks a lot :)
thank you Emma
alot of my pleasure
dear Emma
YOU ARE VERY PERFECT TO TEACH .THANKS A LOT
I enjoyed a lot of subject. Emma teaches a lot.
Good work Emma. 10/10
This sentence consists of different words:
Косой Косой косил косой.
Kosoy Kosoy kosil kosoy.
Squinty Kosoy (name) mowed scythe.
Maybe so.
each speaker was allotted ten minutes or
each speaker were allotted ten minutes
Thanks Emma for this useful lesson
I got 10 correct out of 10.
:D
Hi dear teacher. thanks. the last question Mr E ……… I thought because of the DRESS in not correct !!
Merry Christmas Ma’am Emma.
Thanks a lot Emma
Yeah!! Thank a lot Emma
Hi Emma I have just register in this website I have red your lessons, its pretty cool, I am so eager to learn more from you. I am also teach English speaking course but I have bit confusions which make me so upset and keep away me from my work. So I want to clear my all confusions and doubts. please help me. Emma.
thank you emma
Thanks a lot, Emma!
Thanks, Emma. Good lesson, but I didn’t very careful. I got 80
Thank you so much, I like this lesson I really was confused about using these words, everything was clear now.
My best regards.
Thanks for your lessons. Teacher Emma, Your great.
Thank you Emma!
Thank you so much
Very nice video and this video helping me in improving my language
Thanks for lesson
I got 10/10!! Very useful lesson! Thanks Emma!
Thanks Emma, 10/10
was a excellent quiz . thank you a lot!!
Emma, thanks a lot!
Thank you for your video, Ema.
It is very useful for me.
THX
Thank you Emma
I am happy . I love your ways teach us :)
thanks a lot for your effort to make us better your explanation is very useful to me <3
Thank you Emma :)
Thank you, Emma, You are a whole lot of teachers who should be thanked.
thanks!
Hi Emma!
Thanks a lot,
Why you are pronouncing ‘t’ in often? I think t is silent.
THANKS
This is super cool i’ve passed 10 out of 10! (Am i right by writing this?)
this lesson helped me a lot. :)
and I need to allot more time to watch Engvid’s lessons.
thanks Emma
Thanks a lot
I got 10 of 10..
i allot most of time to learn English.
thanks for clarify this confusion.
I allotted one hour to learn English and one thing want to confirm allot could we use where we are giving time or something to some as for example i allot time to you yesterday but you did not come. is it correct or may be incorrect please suggest.
Thank you Emma. Your lessons are easy to undestand and fun to watch. Thank you again.
Why the question 3 and 4 has diferent answer, if the two sentenses reffer to a noun (at the end of the sentense)
Thanks, A lot teacher Emma.
I allotted, my most time to watch EngVid videos.
thanks a lot miss emma really that i understand often .but i can’t make diffrence for alot (i didn’t get it)
Wow 100, really it’s a great lesson. Thank you so so much.
Emma, I spent a lot of time for your lessons, I allot most of my time to follow you,deep thanks and all the best for you
I FOLLOW YOUR LESSONS A LOT
Thanks Emma, good lesson!
Thank you Emma. Your lessons are easy to undestand and fun to watch. Thank you again.
I am to allot my time to learn with you. thank you
this’s the first time i get 100 score !!!! thank you, Emma <3
Very helpful. Thank you always. :)
This is a good lesson and very useful. Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much EMMA
thank you Emma,
I will allot a lot of time to see your other lessons.
is this a correct sentence ?
thanks a lot for allotting this topic
Thanks a lot for the help.
70% thank you emma
Lots of thanks for yo Emma
I am so glad , this is really helping me
thanks Emma 10/10
good advice
Thank you very much! Best wishes!
Thanks Ema, I am learning a lot whith you.
Oversight on question no.9! Alot is a big no.
thank you for the lesson
thank you Emma?
100/100
thanks fom algeria
I got 100! Thanks Emma! S2
thank you very much 7/10
practice makes a man perfect..
Thank you a lot Emma! After this lesson is very difficult someone write alot again. You deserve lots of gratitude for allot some part of your time to teach us.
10/10 Yay! Thank you for this lesson a lot.)
I’ve got 100!
10/10! Finished! I searched a lot of teachers on Youtube, Finally I subscribed to Emma’s channel, then allot more time to learning with Emma every day. Now, I get lots of English knowledge from Emma.
Hi Jerry Gu,
I also think I’ve got a lot of English knowledge from Emma’s channel. It’s sorely helpful.
Have a nice day!
Very helpful, Emma.
Thank you.
God bless you!
Thank A lot for your time the lesson help full
i got eight out of ten .i concered a lot of them were wrong
Been watched with a store of 10 out of 10.
I allot lots of time in engvid.com
Thanks a lot
i watched a lot of engvid videos. bye
9/10
Thanks a lot EMMA,hugs. (Kazakhstan, 12Sept2021);
Thanks a lot
I should allot more time for study English, I allot a lot of times for watching movie.
Thank you Emma.
I really appreciate it. I understand it clearly. Thanks a lot.
tnx i got 10 it is clear to me rn
thanks
Ten out of ten, baby! I’m sure to be American native soon
thanks a lot Emma. I allotted most of my time to study English day and night, at Emmas’ vedios.
Thank you very much for very interesting and useful lesson. I watch your videos a lot. :)
Thank you Emma , You are the best.
Thank you!
Thank you