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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Sentence help (singular of plural)

Should it be 'type or types’ in the following sentence?
One of the most studied type of dietary phytochemicals related to health are the phenolics.
One of the most studied types of dietary phytochemicals related to health are the phenolics.

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Anonymous One of the This phrase "one of the" is always followed by a plural. One of the types / One of the most studied types CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous One of the This phrase "one of the" is always followed by a plural.
  • One of the types / One of the most studied types CJ
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AnonymousOne of the
This phrase "one of the" is always followed by a plural. One of the types / One of the most studied types
CJ
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AnonymousOne of the most studied types of dietary phytochemicals related to health are is the phenolics.
Note the subject-verb agreement you need here.
CJ
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CalifJim AnonymousOne of the most studied types of dietary phytochemicals related to health are is the phenolics.Note the subject-verb agreement you need here.CJ
Thank you very much CJ. That was what I thought (types and not type) due to your explanation. But for some reason my advisor changed it to the singular, which was why I got confused and asked you. Tha
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