Is the word/term "a lot" one word or two words?

I mean like ...

I have alot of horses on my farm.

or is it

I have a lot of horses on my farm.

it looks fine either way, but what is the correct format of "a-lot"

If a person does not have the normal use of mental or physical faculties because they have been drinking alcohol they would legally be considered

Can u explain in a paragraph, how the movie of Pinnochio shows the importance of honesty.

What is the connotative meaning behind encourage in beowulf.

Write a sentence using a gerund phrase with a pronoun subject. Write a sentence using a gerund phrase with a pronoun object.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. On every bookstall, in every magazine, you may find works telling people how to succeed.

Paraphrase "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth in simple, everyday language. How does summarizing the poem in this way aid your comprehension of the major themes and central idea?

What allegory is found in this excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"? a) Youth is eternal. b) Old age can be a curse. c) Age does not equal wisdom. d) Precious things should not be wasted.

Should the veterans health care system be privatized?

Decide whether the following is a simile, metaphor, or neither. We shall walk in velvet shoes. simile metaphor neither

In the sentence,"Brent has gotten more handsome over the years," handsome is ... A) a preposition B) a verb C) an adverb D) an adjective?