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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"types" before a countable noun

Can you please tell me if these are correct?

What types of person is he?

What types of person could have done this?

Would you say they pretty much send the same message as these?

What type of person is he?

What type of person could have done this?
  

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-- Not very useful; quite odd as an inquiry– one person is normally only one type . -- Asks for a list of several types. -- Asks for a single type .

— Mister Micawber

  • -- Not very useful; quite odd as an inquiry– one person is normally only one type .
  • -- Asks for a list of several types.
  • -- Asks for a single type .
  • -- Asks for a single type .
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What types of person is he?-- Not very useful; quite odd as an inquiry– one person is normally only one type.

What types of person could have done this?-- Asks for a list of several types.

What type of person is he?-- Asks for a single type.

What type of person could have done this?-- Asks for a single type.
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If you refer to one person, the 3rd and 4th sentences are correct. If you talk about a plural noun then it should be 'types'. For example:

1. There are different types of problems in this organization.
2. What types of papers do you need?

Hope this
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I didn't realize you already answered the question! I guess you posted while I was typing out my answer Emotion: smile
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No problem, Fariha. Multiple approaches are often useful.
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