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Elcid Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Kind of or kinds of

which oen is correct?

1) I have different kind of pen.
2) I have different kinds of pen.

Do we use 'Kinds' here as in this type of context ?

because I have heard of kinds somewhere.

another question:
1) Which is greter John or Mike?
2) who is greater John or Mike?

I read in a book that first sentence is the correct usage.
Is the second one wrong??
  

Top answer

com Idioms: all kinds of Informal Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job. ------ Thus, I believe it is 2, kinds of pens. I don't understand your second question.

  • com Idioms: all kinds of Informal Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job.
  • ------ Thus, I believe it is 2, kinds of pens.
  • I don't understand your second question.
  • Greater what?
  • Height?
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12 Answers
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elcid,

dictionary.com

Idioms:
all kinds of Informal

Plenty of; ample: We have all kinds of time to finish the job.
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Thus, I believe it is 2, kinds of pens.

I don't understand your second question. Greater what? Height? Wealth? Eye sight?

MountainHiker
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1. You could say, I have a different kind of pen, or I have different kinds of pens. Both are correct here.

2. Change greater to better, then "who is better, John or Mike?" would be okay.
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the greater is in the sense of wealth.
And it was greater in the book where i found the sentence
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'Who' is preferred with people, elcid:

'Who is greater, John or Mike?'
'Which man is greater, John or Mike?'
'Which is greater, Star Wars or Star Trek?'
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1st question
Neither is correct.
Alternative:
I have a different kind of pen.
I have different kinds of pens.

2nd question
First I would like to confirm "greater" is no problem.
"great" carries quite a few meanings, including healthy, outstanding etc.

Normally, it should be "who" since we are comparing people. "Which" is for things normally.
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could you plz tell me whats the difference between using

i) Kind of pen.
ii) kinds of pens.
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(i) 'kind of pen' is singular, and is speaking of only one kind.

(ii) 'kinds of pens' is plural, and is speaking of more than one kind.

(iii) 'kind of pens' is also acceptable informally, with the same meaning as (i).

(iv) As far as I'm concerned, 'kinds of pen' is also acceptable, where the noun 'pen' would be a generic.
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ThanK You Mr. Micawber!
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Hi, Mr. Micawber!
How about "kind of a pen"?
Is it used informally?
Best Wishes!
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Hi Jandi,

Yes, that's a good one too: 'What kind of a pen is this, anyway?' Certainly at least informally used.

Of course, 'kind of (a)' has another use, making statements less definite: 'It's kind of a nice day, isn't it?', 'I'm kind of hungry, aren't you?'

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