Both formal and informal education(s)
If
Formal education is important.
and
Informal education is important.
Is either of the below grammatically correct?
(a) Both formal and informal education is important.
(b) Both formal and informal educations are important.
Or is there any other way to express this idea using ‘both?’
I’m confused because ‘both’ is used with something plural, but education is (I think) an uncountable noun.
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Koji from Japan Is either of the below grammatically correct? (a) Both formal and informal education is important. (b) Both formal and informal educations are important.
- Koji from Japan Is either of the below grammatically correct?
- (a) Both formal and informal education is important.
- (b) Both formal and informal educations are important.
- No.
- You can't put an "s" on "education".
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Koji from JapanIs either of the below grammatically correct?
(a) Both formal and informal education is important.
(b) Both formal and informal educations are important.
No. You can't put an "s" on "education". It's like this:
Both formal and informal education are important.
It's a condensed form of
Both form
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