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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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What's the plural of "kinda" (kind of)?

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00one of the meanings of "kind" is 01i01font00"02font01font00a doubtful or barely admissible member of a category"02font02i00. Example: 01b00These plants form a kind of roof.02b02br
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00How can I make it plural? Is it "kinds" or still "kind"? Example: 01b00These plants form two kind(s) of roofs.02b02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Kooyeen12cite 10Hi,12br 10one of the meanings of "kind" is 11i 11font 10"12font 11font 10a doubtful or barely admissible member of a category"12font 12i 10. 12b 12br 12br 10How can I make it plural? Is it "kinds" or still "kind"?

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Kooyeen12cite 10Hi,12br 10one of the meanings of "kind" is 11i 11font 10"12font 11font 10a doubtful or barely admissible member of a category"12font 12i 10.
  • 12b 12br 12br 10How can I make it plural?
  • Is it "kinds" or still "kind"?
  • 12br 12blockquote 11font 00'Kind' can be used correctly in the plural.
  • The mistake that 01b 00many02b 00 native speakers make is to say: "I don't like these kind of roofs", making 'roof' plural but not 'kind'.
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10one of the meanings of "kind" is 11i11font10"12font11font10a doubtful or barely admissible member of a category"12font12i10. Example: 11b10These plants form a kind of roof.12b
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0Should I use plural or singular noun for phrases below:02br
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00two copies of the book(s)02br
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00two sets of the key(s)02br
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00Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!0-
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0With the book, it depends if you have more than one book in each "set." You have two copies of book A - you have two copies of the book. You have two copies of A and two of B - you have two copies of the books.02br
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00With the keys, you have set "a set" which seys more than one key to start with. So two sets of key01b00s02b00.0-
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0Thanks, Grammar Geek for the clear explanation. But I find it hard to comprehend when it comes to 01i00types02i00. For example,02br
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00Two types of watch(es) are digital and analog.02br
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00We hold stocks of 50 different types of watch(es) and other small batteries02br
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00Could you please explain these
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