Which one is the most suitable option for the following sentence and why?
I do not like these kind of novels.
- This kind
- Those kind
- This kinds
- None of the above
Please let me know the grammatical rule for this type of sentence.
determinerspartitivessingular-vs-plural
Which one is the most suitable option for the following sentence and why?
I do not like these kind of novels.
- This kind
- Those kind
- This kinds
- None of the above
Please let me know the grammatical rule for this type of sentence.
Best Answer
For the pattern (this/that/these/those) kind(s) of thing(s), it's safer to use only:
The other two alternatives (this/that kind of things and these/those kind of things) will sound awkward. Even though you can find some real examples of these awkward alternatives, it's safe to assume that in your tests or exams, you're expected to make the plurality of kind(s) agree with thing(s).
So, given that novels is fixed in your sentence, it should be:
But these kinds or those kinds isn't in the given options, so the answer should be None of the above.
I quoted this entry once elsewhere. I'd like to take this opportunity to quote this Usage note in Oxford Dictionaries again here:
A final note: this kind/type/sort of question has been raised many times on English Language & Usage Stack Exchange (and if I recall correctly, on ELL as well). You may find these related questions useful: