A lot, Alot, and Allot!

❌ Alot

The word alot does not exist. It is often mistakenly written instead of a lot. 

‼️For example:

✨I know alot about precious stones.❌

✨I know a lot about precious stones.✔️

 💡Note: Alot does exist as a proper noun. It is a town in India.

✅ A lot

A lot (two words) is an informal phrase meaning "many." It can take an adjective, for example, "a sizeable lot." As a noun, lot means a large extent, a large amount, or a large number. As an adverb, a lot means to a great extent or to a great degree. The term a lot is the opposite of a little.

💡Note: it can be used with both countable nouns (like people, chairs, or cups of coffee) and uncountable nouns (such as water, rice, money, or hair).

‼️For example:

✨Mark has a lot of toys. (Lot is a noun in this example.)

✨Karl needed a lot of time for the job.

✨He cheats a lot. (A lot is an adverb in this example.)

🚸 Allot

The verb to allot means to give out, to apportion, to divide, or to distribute. (Other forms of the verb are allots, allotted, and allotting.)

‼️Examples:

✨The peasant was allotted just 25m2 to grow his monster pumpkins. 

✨I will allot a radio to each group. 

✨He allotted three breaks a day to everyone in the department.

✨You need to allot each syndicate sufficient time to question the presenter. 

📹 A Video Summary 📹

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