Problem with s

"I do not want to make these kinds of statements."--

Q1) Why should there be kinds and not kind?-- Because the speaker is thinking of more than one kind.

"Besides me, there were many persons who were altogether irritated by his manners."

Q2) Why not "Beside me, "?-- 'Besides' = in addition to. 'Beside' = next to.

Q3) What is the difference betwe

Mister Micawber"I do not want to make these kinds of statements."--

Q1) Why should there be kinds and not kind?-- Because the speaker is thinking of more than one kind.

Consider this sentence:
They eat rice.

Here, "they" is plural and "eat" is singular.
However, in upper sentence, "these" is plural and "kinds" is als

They eat rice.

'Eat' is not singular; it is plural. Please go back and review your basic grammar before you challenge my statements.

if "Eat" is plural then what about "Eats".
I am not trying to challenge your statement, I'm just trying to learn.
Please forgive me.

The forms a verb takes are different from noun forms.

The third person singular form of a regular verb has an S. He eats. She swims. It walks.

With nouns, the plural forms take an S. It would be easier to remember if plural nouns and the plural form of a verb both had S, but they do not.

He eats. They eat.
She swims. They swim.
It walks. They walk

And lest you mistake, 'eat' is also the singular-- of 1st and 2nd person: I eat, you eat.