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Taka Posted 15 years ago
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Which is grammatically correct? Or are they both OK?
A lot of people don't care about what kind of job they are doing.
A lot of people don't care about what kinds of jobs they are doing.
A lot of people don't care about what kind of job they are doing.
A lot of people don't care about what kinds of jobs they are doing.
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And a third situation : A lot of people don`t care what kind of job s there`re doing. To differentiate, try to think at : That kind of job is illegal / I always try to avoid this kind of jobs / These kinds of jobs are exactly what people strive to avoid.
- And a third situation : A lot of people don`t care what kind of job s there`re doing.
- To differentiate, try to think at : That kind of job is illegal / I always try to avoid this kind of jobs / These kinds of jobs are exactly what people strive to avoid.
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And a third situation : 
A lot of people don`t care what kind of jobs there`re d
A lot of people don`t care what kind of jobs there`re d
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So even when the subject is the plural 'people', it doesn't have to be the plural 'what kinds of jobs'?
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It is not necessary. Here, the subject "people" requests plural only from the immediate verb which is "don`t care" . Anything logical can follow them.
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A lot of people don't care about what kind of job they are doing.
A lot of people don't care about what kinds of jobs they are doing.
I would, however, keep the bolded number consistent. It is good style if nothing else.
A lot of people don't care about what kinds of jobs they are doing.
I would, however, keep the bolded number consistent. It is good style if nothing else.
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No, I just mean kind + job and kinds + jobs, not kind + jobs.
The choice of people + kind + job or people + kinds + jobs depends much on common sense rather than rule or style. If the writer/reader presumes that each person has only one kind of job, then perhaps people + kind + job is clearer.
The choice of people + kind + job or people + kinds + jobs depends much on common sense rather than rule or style. If the writer/reader presumes that each person has only one kind of job, then perhaps people + kind + job is clearer.
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Mister Micawber If the writer/reader presumes that each person has only one kind of job, then perhaps people + kind + job is clearer.So is it what is called distributive singular?
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Yes, that's the topic. Here is Quirk (quoted secondhand, I admit, from another site):
Quirk et al recognize that sometimes there is a number choice. They state this:
While the ....plural is the norm [in agreeing with a plural subject], the....singular may also be used to focus on individual instances. We therefore often have a number choice:
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Quirk et al recognize that sometimes there is a number choice. They state this:
While the ....plural is the norm [in agreeing with a plural subject], the....singular may also be used to focus on individual instances. We therefore often have a number choice:
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You must agree that " The children raised their hand" is at least....uncanny. The best idea, in my opinion, is not to generalize a specific topic- this is where the hard part occurs- sometimes, each and every situation is to be handled differently.
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