[Grammar] kinds

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Will17

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Hello!

We say:

-these kinds of things

-this kind of thing

But do we say: What kinds of things or what kind of things?

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It depends on whether you want to talk about one kind of things or many kinds of things.

What kind of things did you see? <-- The speaker assumes only one kind of things were seen and asks what kind that was.

What kinds of things did you see? <-- The speaker assumes more than one kind of things could have been seen and asks what kinds those were.
 
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