YOU SAID:
this young boy went to school and learned alot
INTO JAPANESE
この少年は学校に行ってたくさん学びました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
This boy went to school and learned a lot
INTO JAPANESE
この男の子は学校に行ってたくさん学びました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
This boy went to school and learned a lot
That didn't even make that much sense in English.