jack said:kind of _______ (Singular Noun)
kinds of ______ (Plural Noun)
How come it doesn't work here?
1. What kind of friends do you have?
2. What kinds of friend do you have? (This doesn't make sense with that rule?)
Should they work?
jack said:kind of _______ (Singular Noun)
kinds of ______ (Plural Noun)
How come it doesn't work here?
1. What kind of friends do you have?
2. What kinds of friend do you have? (This doesn't make sense with that rule?)
They work? Is this an exception? What are some other exceptions?Casiopea said:Should they work?
jack said:I have spent quite some time on these but I can't figure out what exactly do they mean.
Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean?
1. What kinds of chocolate do you have?
2. What kind of chocolates do you have?
3. What kinds of chocolates do you have?
So that is another exception? I don't get it, why?padmaratna said:
jack said:I have spent quite some time on these but I can't figure out what exactly do they mean.
Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean?
1. What kinds of chocolate do you have?
2. What kind of chocolates do you have?
3. What kinds of chocolates do you have?
vladz said:I never thought that "kind/kinds of" are that difficult to analyze.
They mean the same thing to me. If someone uses "kinds", then the emphasis is on more than one type of friend. However, using "kind" could still be taken to mean more than one type of friend.jack said:Thanks.
What do these mean?
1. What kind of friends do you have?
2. What kinds of friends do you have?
Only use number 2.jack said:Do these mean the same thing?
1. What kinds of car do you have?
2. What kinds of cars do you have?
X Mode said:They mean the same thing to me. If someone uses "kinds", then the emphasis is on more than one type of friend. However, using "kind" could still be taken to mean more than one type of friend.
1. What kinds of friend do you have? (I don't get it. So is this wrong? Why does it have to be plural?)In the second sentence, "friend" should be plural.
1. What kinds of car do you have? (So this means you have differents kinds of car parts? What does this sentence mean?)2 & 5 are correct afaik, but 5 is pretty odd
5. What kinds of car do you have?
jack said:1. What kinds of car do you have? (So this means you have differents kinds of car parts? What does this sentence mean?)