Should I use single or plural form in this case?
e.g. Which question is correct? or more common?
A. What is the possible reason of the sudden rise of the food price?
B. What are the possible reasons of the sudden rise of the food price?
There could be one or many reasons behind sudden rise of food price and the listener may answer one or more reasons.
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kenny1999 Which question is correct? or more common? " This is not a matter of which is more common.
- kenny1999 Which question is correct?
- or more common?
- " This is not a matter of which is more common.
- It only depends on what you mean.
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kenny1999Which question is correct? or more common?
Thay are both a little bit off in other ways than the number of "reason", but to answer your question, if you want only one reason, use the singular:
"What is the possible reason for the sudden rise in food prices?"
Otherwise, use the plural:
"What are the possible reasons for the sudden
0A. What is the possible reason of the sudden rise of the food prices? (Food is assumed to mean many types of edibles - plural.)
You expect one reason.
B. What are the possible reasons of the sudden rise of the food prices?
You expect more than one reason.
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