English Grammar: A Lot vs. A Lot Of, Enhance vs. Increase vs. Improve

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A LOT OF = nouns /complement
a lot of paperwork
a lot of employees
A LOT = no nouns / no complement
Rita works a lot
I dont eat a lot
it helped me a lot
VERB + A LOT (+ verb | + adjective)
He ate a lot to gain muscle
increase = get bigger/numbers
increase my sprints in 2 min
your test score was 5
improve = get better (when it’s not good)
it’s not good = you need to improve
your test score was 7
enhance = it is good = you want even better to enhance
I wanna enhance my performance
A lot – a lot of
1. He looks ____________ younger than me.
2. ____________ of taxis pass down this street.
3. There are a ____________ smokers in my family.
4. We have ____________ to get it finished.
5. I don't like apples ____________
6. I spent ____________ money on my house.
7. There are ____________ books that I want to read.
8. You have eaten ____________ sugar.
9. Erik has ____________ money in his pocket.
10. ____________ less people are working from home.
11. There is ____________ more juice in the fridge. We should buy some more.
12. ____________ people love to sleep late on weekend
Enhance x increase x improve (use the correct tense whne necessary)
1. Your lack of attention can be ___________________ by repetition.
2. Paced activity _____________ the fatigue.
3. Doing arts and crafts can _____________ your mood
4. Deforestation is _____________ in the Amazon Forest.
5. Her English was good, but now it is definitely _____________ .
6. The doctors say she is _____________ .
7. He has _____________ his exercising time.
8. The publicity has _____________ his good reputation.
9. Regular exercise can significantly _____________ the quality of your life.
10. They plan to _____________ the company's productivity and _____________ sales by 10%.
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