"Any" followed by plural nouns

carol_0222 · #1 05-Jan-2006, 22:28

I always thought that "any" was followed by a singular "Without any known countermeasure" but a native English speaker disagrees with me. Would "without any known countermeasures" be grammatically correct as well?

SweetMommaSue · #2 06-Jan-2006, 03:33

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Originally Posted by carol_0222

I always thought that "any" was followed by a singular "Without any known countermeasure" but a native English speaker disagrees with me. Would "without any known countermeasures" be grammatically correct as well?

Hello carol,
Both sentences sound fine to me. We can wait on some of our other expert grammarians for their opinions.

Smiles,
Sweet Momma Sue

**Tdol** · #3 06-Jan-2006, 04:38

'Any' can be followed by a singular or a plural.

carol_0222 · #4 06-Jan-2006, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by SweetMommaSue

Hello carol,
Both sentences sound fine to me. We can wait on some of our other expert grammarians for their opinions.

Smiles,
Sweet Momma Sue

I guess I was thrown by the fact the sentence started with the negative "without"!

Thanks for the input.

carol_0222 · #5 06-Jan-2006, 16:20

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Originally Posted by tdol

'Any' can be followed by a singular or a plural.

Thank you for the clarification.

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