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1. grammarhow.com › kind-of-kinds-of-followed-by“Kind Of” And “Kinds Of” – Followed By Singular Or Plural?

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   Are “Kind Of” And “Kinds Of” Followed By Singular Or Plural? “Kind of” can be followed by a singular or plural form when using a countable noun. We can say “kind of thing” or “kind of things,” accordingly. “Kinds of” almost always has to be followed by a plural form unless we’re using uncountable nouns that do not have ...

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   First, "kind" is singular. It can be pluralized by saying "kinds." It can be used in either its singular or plural form, depending on what you want to say, just as any other simple "count noun" can. You can have one kind of something, or you can have many kinds of something. For example, there are "many kinds of lettuce" in the world, but if I ...

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   Oct 22, 2015 · these - plural, near. that - singular, far those - plural, far. Since "kind" is an abstract noun here, it's neither near nor far. I'd probably select "proximity" based on who introduced the novels and you should select singular or plural based on whether or not you used "novel/novels". You should also however, pluralise "kind" if you did "novel".

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   May 29, 2019 · where demonstrative adjective "that" and compound hyphenated adjective "spare-the-rod" both define one noun - kind. So 2 words describe 1. that (1) spare-the-rod (2) kind. So, basically, weather to use plural or singular for "this/that/these/those" depends on the choice of "kind" or "kinds" for this is a semantically and therefore grammatically ...

5. forum.wordreference.com › threads › kind-of-singularKind of + singular or plural? And why? | WordReference Forums

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   Feb 19, 2022 · Grassy is correct. With "kind" we use the plural verb even when "people" is only implied: What kind of people live here? The kind who commit crimes. But in other contexts we use the singular:

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   If the noun is plural then we use kinds of. Ex. I like all kinds of animals. animals = plural. Another way of saying all of this is that if the object of the preposition of is singular or uncountable then us kind. If the object of the preposition of is plural use kinds of. Also, if we use quantifiers like all, several, some , many then we ...

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   Should 'kind' be singular or plural?

   • Since "kind" is an abstract noun here, it's neither near nor far. I'd probably select "proximity" based on who introduced the novels and you should select singular or plural based on whether or not you used "novel/novels". You should also however, pluralise "kind" if you did "novel". Using plural if you are talking about more than one genre.

   singular vs plural - These kind of/ this kind of/those kind of

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   Should 'kind of' be followed by a singular or plural form?

   • “Kind of” can be followed by a singular or plural form when using a countable noun. We can say “kind of thing” or “kind of things,” accordingly. “Kinds of” almost always has to be followed by a plural form unless we’re using uncountable nouns that do not have plural forms.

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   Would you use the singular 'kind' or 'one of' in a sentence?

   • In a sentence like this, would you use the singular "kind" because of the "one of" or the plural "kinds" because the "one of" is referring to a separate plural clause: You're one of those spare-the-rod kind (s) of people, right? I could always suggest a rephrase as You're a spare-the-rod kind of person, right?

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   Is “kind of” a plural word?

   • We can say “kind of thing” or “kind of things,” accordingly. “Kinds of” almost always has to be followed by a plural form unless we’re using uncountable nouns that do not have plural forms. Let’s replace “thing” with “apple” to help you understand how we might use the different variations:

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   Do you pluralise 'kind'?

   • You should also however, pluralise "kind" if you did "novel". Using plural if you are talking about more than one genre. I don't like these kinds of novels. You introduced the novels to the conversation, you are talking about more than one genre. I don't like this kind of novel.

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   Should I use plural or singular for 'this/that/these/those'?

   • So, basically, weather to use plural or singular for "this/that/these/those" depends on the choice of "kind" or "kinds" for this is a semantically and therefore grammatically bound pair. I would use "kind". Therefore, I would say "that/this": You're one of that spare-the-rod kind of people, right? "You" are not a kind, "you" are a person.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarNouns: singular and plural - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Nouns: singular and plural - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary