Quote (Numbers @ Oct 25 2015 12:15pm)
A lot
a lot or lots Informal
a. A large extent, amount, or number: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.
b. Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently": felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn't go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.
c. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who were a noisy lot.
d. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit: a lot of stamps sold at an auction.
e. An individual of a particular kind or type: That dog is a contented lot.
U using this form?
I'm using point a. from your example and these.
A lot (two words) is an informal phrase meaning "many." It can take an adjective, for example, "a sizeable lot."
Example: Karl needed a lot of time for the job. - Englishplus.com
"Very many, a large number; also, very much. For example, A lot of people think the economy is declining, or Sad movies always made her cry a lot." - Dictionary.com