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Komountain Posted 22 years ago
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What kind/kinds of NOUN....?
Hi.
In "What kind/kinds of NOUN....?" do the words 'kind/kinds' always have to correspond to the number of the NOUN? That is, when the NOUN is singular, do we have to choose 'kind' and when the NOUN is plural, do we have to choose 'kinds'?
(1)What kind of film do you like? (singular -- singular)
(2)What kinds of films do you like? (plural -- plural)
(3)What kind of films do you like? (singular -- plural)
(4)What kinds of film do you like? (plural -- singular)
Are (3) and (4) wrong?
Thank you.
In "What kind/kinds of NOUN....?" do the words 'kind/kinds' always have to correspond to the number of the NOUN? That is, when the NOUN is singular, do we have to choose 'kind' and when the NOUN is plural, do we have to choose 'kinds'?
(1)What kind of film do you like? (singular -- singular)
(2)What kinds of films do you like? (plural -- plural)
(3)What kind of films do you like? (singular -- plural)
(4)What kinds of film do you like? (plural -- singular)
Are (3) and (4) wrong?
Thank you.
Top answer
It is not a matter of correspondence with the number of the noun object. All are acceptable, at least informally, and all are certainly in use in the spoken language, almost indiscriminately. (1) and (3) are soliciting a response of a single sort, while (2) and (4) leave it more open to the respondent to supply several types of film(s).
- It is not a matter of correspondence with the number of the noun object.
- All are acceptable, at least informally, and all are certainly in use in the spoken language, almost indiscriminately.
- (1) and (3) are soliciting a response of a single sort, while (2) and (4) leave it more open to the respondent to supply several types of film(s).
- Swan prefers the singular object of the preposition, that is (1) or (4).
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It is not a matter of correspondence with the number of the noun object. All are acceptable, at least informally, and all are certainly in use in the spoken language, almost indiscriminately. (1) and (3) are soliciting a response of a single sort, while (2) and (4) leave it more open to the respondent to supply several types of film(s). Swan prefers the singular object of the preposition
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