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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Difficulty/difficulties

Please help me. I don't know I should use "difficulty" or "difficulties" in this sentence. And I would like to know their differences.

" No matter what kinds of difficulty are in my way, I always try to overcome them all."

Thanks a lot.
  

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Normally, the kind(s)/type(s)/sort(s) look better agreeing with the following noun: kinds of difficulties, kind of difficulty . Beyond that, the speaker should be suggesting whether s/he is surmising just one difficulty or several of them.

— Mister Micawber

  • Normally, the kind(s)/type(s)/sort(s) look better agreeing with the following noun: kinds of difficulties, kind of difficulty .
  • Beyond that, the speaker should be suggesting whether s/he is surmising just one difficulty or several of them.
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Normally, the kind(s)/type(s)/sort(s) look better agreeing with the following noun: kinds of difficulties, kind of difficulty. Beyond that, the speaker should be suggesting whether s/he is surmising just one difficulty or several of them.
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Dear Mister Micawber,

Please explain more. It is still not clear for me to understand.
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Does this help?--

No matter what kind of difficulty is in my way, I always try to overcome it (the difficulty).
No matter what kinds of difficulty are in my way, I always try to overcome them all (all kinds).
No matter what kinds of difficulties are in my way, I always try to overcome them all (all difficulties).
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