In sentences like "One example of such X
is Y
" should X
be singular, plural or can it be either?
For example:
Some methods are {description of this group of methods}.
One example of such methods is the {name of some specific method}.
Is this grammatically correct? Or should it be "one example of such a method" since we are talking about a singular example?
Another example:
These utilities form a significant portion of {…}.
One example of such a utility is a water cooling system.
I think, I've seen both singular and plural versions in fairly respectable sources, but now I'm having doubts if both are valid.
Here is a very similar question, but I'm not sure if similar reasoning applies here.
Best Answer
Both are often grammatical. The logical form (bolding mine):
[Bank of England / European Central Bank]
(Compare 'Such differences in regulatory treatment are known to exist; one example is the Standardised Approach in the CRR'.)
Many such examples are to be found in a Google search for "one example of such" -"one example of such a"
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But the 'distributive singular' may also be used:
[HM Government]
[Bath and North East Somerset: Essential Information for Landlords and Agents]
Again, many such examples are to be found in Google searches for "one example of such a" / "one example of such an".