Why is correct " I study on monday" or "on mondays"?

Question

Can you explain what's the difference between "mondays" and "monday"? I hear people use both is there a website about this?

Answer 1

'Monday' is the name of a day of the week. It's a noun, specifically a proper noun. Traditionally, when you're referring to more than one noun, either proper or common, you pluralise it.

But, if a noun is considered to be a non-count noun (such as 'furniture' or 'mustard'), then it has no plural. Is Monday a count noun, or a non-count noun? There are plenty of days in the year, and you can certainly count those, so I'd say Monday is countable, and should therefore be pluralised. You're not talking about one single Monday, so in this case you should pluralise, and use 'Mondays'.

Dictionary.com seems to think that 'Mondays' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb. Perhaps it is better to view 'on Mondays' as an adverbial clause in this sentence, specifying something about the verb 'study'.

However, it is becoming acceptable to simply use the singular form to refer to 'all Mondays', and I have frequently heard it, and similar, in colloquial English speech. Personally, I would use 'Mondays' because it makes it clear that you mean all of the Mondays, not just one specific Monday, or the Monday in that week alone.

Either way you look at it: as a plural noun or as an adverb, it seems that 'Mondays' is the correct form to use!

Because this is so problematic, you might prefer to avoid it altogether, and say instead 'I study on every Monday.'

Answer 2

Days of week are nouns. If you are talking about many days, you pluralize the noun day by adding the s. If you are talking about one specific day, like today, you don't add the s. If you are talking about many Mondays (all Mondays, every Monday), then the s suggests that you are talking about more than one Monday. If you are talking about one specific Monday, then you don't need the s. I don't have a source, but if you mean more than one Monday and you leave out the s, then I think it is slang - the language is evolving... both might be ok. You could also check a style guide like Chicago Manual of Style for an opinion. Just remember that not all style guides agree on every point. m-w.com says that the word "Mondays" is an adverb. Maybe something helpful at www.monkeymondays.com ?

Answer 3

They are different answers. If the answer is "Mondays," it means the person studies each Monday, suggesting that the person does not study on other days of the week. If the answer is "Monday." then the question is, "what day of the week do you study?" or What is the next day that you well study?. The answer would be spelled like this, "Monday."

Answer 4

There's no appreciable difference, both are grammatically correct and mean essentially the same. You might differentiate between the two by "Monday is the day of the week on which I study" vs. "I study every Monday", but it is fine point.

Answer 5

I think it would be more appropriate to say that "I study on Mondays." People say "I study on Monday" as well, but that doesn't make much sense. I mean, which monday are you talking about, last monday or next monday? I think it would be proper to use mondays.

Answer 6

On Monday means one Monday. On Mondays means you study each Monday. One is singular, and the other is plural.

I hope this helps.

Answer 7

Monday is only 1 Monday and Mondays is the plural - i.e. There are five Mondays in some months.

Answer 8

"I will study on Monday." --means this Monday (one Monday)

"I study on Mondays" -- means that is my regular studying day (many Mondays)

The same rule applies for any day of the week.

Answer 9

"I study each Monday." = on Mondays.

"I only study on Monday."= on Monday.

Today's English has degraded to the point that no one cares.

Answer 10

Either is acceptable, but "I study on Monday" might...MIGHT...be misunderstood.

"Which Monday?" someone might ask.

I'd go with Mondays. Unless you study on Tuesdays.