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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Any+ singular or plura noun
I am not sure that the noun after any should be singular or plura? e.g. I sincerely apologise in advance for any noise might be caused at the party.
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It depends, sometimes it is either but sometimes it is one but not the other. ", in this context, can only ever be plural.
- It depends, sometimes it is either but sometimes it is one but not the other.
- ", in this context, can only ever be plural.
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It depends, sometimes it is either but sometimes it is one but not the other. For instance: "I want to apologise in advance for any noise that occurs as a result of the party" and "I want to apologise in advance for any noises that occur as a result of the party" are both acceptable but "Do you have any equipment" can only ever be singular because equipment cannot be pluralised and "Do you have a
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