What part of speech are two "a lot" in this sentence?
"A nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me." - Audrey Hepburn
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"A lot" is functioning both as an Adjective and as an Adverb in the sentence.
Chocolate Cake does a lot.
Here " a lot" is modifying the the verb "does" and by definition, a word that modifies a verb is an adverb.
A lot of people.
Here "a lot" is modifying the noun "people". By definition a word that modifies a noun is an Adjective.
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