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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

use of plural or singular?

When we use the word any, do we use plural form or singular afterwards? Here is an example:
Should we have any concern for your pet? or is it supposed to be:
Should we have any concerns for your pet?
Which is correct?
  

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Anonymous When we use the word any, do we use plural form or singular afterwards? There is no rule that says you have to use the singular or that you have to use the plural. Quite frequently we use any with a singular uncountable noun and with a plural countable noun.

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  • Anonymous When we use the word any, do we use plural form or singular afterwards?
  • There is no rule that says you have to use the singular or that you have to use the plural.
  • Quite frequently we use any with a singular uncountable noun and with a plural countable noun.
  • any sugar, any wine, any meat, any trouble, any equipment, any information, any money, any hope, ...
  • any brothers, any chairs, any cars, any people, any children, any biscuits, any mice, any sentences, ...
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AnonymousWhen we use the word any, do we use plural form or singular afterwards?
There is no rule that says you have to use the singular or that you have to use the plural. Quite frequently we use any with a singular uncountable noun and with a plural countable noun.

any sugar, any wine, any meat, any trouble, any equipment, any information
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