Usage of "irrespective of any"
Hi native speakers, can you please tell me whether nouns after irrespective of any should be singular or plural? I have provided two examples below. Please tell me as a speaker of english would use you plural nouns or singular nouns after irrespective of any in the sentences below.
- Irrespective of any change(s) in the economy, we believe India will grow at over 7 per cent over the next decade and achieve higher growth rates.
- Frederick possessed the truly royal gift of discovering and employing great men, irrespective of any personal preference(s).
I think, in all the above sentences the plural sounds natural. But that's my opinion I want yours. Can any native speaker please answer this?
Top answer
Both plural and singular are natural to me in those sentences. Sentence 1 has various potential faults not directly relevant to your question.
- Both plural and singular are natural to me in those sentences.
- Sentence 1 has various potential faults not directly relevant to your question.
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Both plural and singular are natural to me in those sentences.
Sentence 1 has various potential faults not directly relevant to your question.
0cat deskcan you please tell me whether nouns after irrespective of any should be singular or plural?
If they are uncountable nouns, they must be singular, of course.
See the following link. It shows only 75 examples of 'irrespective of any', so it may be feasible and instructive for you to classify them into those followed by singulars and those foll
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