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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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the sort of subject

"Today's magazines tackle the sort of subjects that would once have been considered off limits."
Could you please tell me the difference between the uses of
(1) the sort of subjects
(2) the sort of subject
(3) the sorts of subjects
(4) the sorts of subject
in the above example sentence?
  

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Anonymous (1) the sort of subjects(2) the sort of subject There is one sort being discussed. Anonymous (3) the sorts of subjects(4) the sorts of subject There is more than one sort being discussed. Anonymous (2) the sort of subject (3) the sorts of subjects It is slightly better style to match number (singular with singular and plural with plural).

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous (1) the sort of subjects(2) the sort of subject There is one sort being discussed.
  • Anonymous (3) the sorts of subjects(4) the sorts of subject There is more than one sort being discussed.
  • Anonymous (2) the sort of subject (3) the sorts of subjects It is slightly better style to match number (singular with singular and plural with plural).
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Anonymous(1) the sort of subjects(2) the sort of subject
There is one sort being discussed.
Anonymous(3) the sorts of subjects(4) the sorts of subject
There is more than one sort being discussed.
Anonymous(2) the sort of subject (3) the sorts of subjects
It is slightly better style to matc
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