Say we're talking about only one kind of book - biographies, for example. Now, there are a few biographies on the table (for example, of Mother Teresa, Elizabeth Taylor, and Da Vinci). When a person is pointing to the books on the table, is it correct to say "this kind of books" or "these kind of books"?
And why?
Thanks for answering!
2007-05-23 16:42:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
'This' is modifying 'kind', so it must be singular, as 'kind' is.
This kind of books.
On the table, you have books - plural, more than one. Those books are all of one kind - biographies (don't know about putting Mother Teresa next to Elizabeth Taylor, though). In this usage, 'kind' is a collective noun with the definition: a group united by common traits or interests.
Just like any other collective noun, it is singular, but it is composed of many units and when you speak/write of them, they are plural:
A box of chocolates
A herd of elephants
A crowd of people
A kind of books
2007-05-25 10:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you point to one of the books, you say, "This kind of book" and if you mean to include them all, you say, "These kinds of books". The first is singular, because you are refering to one book, the last is plural because you are talking about more than one book.
2007-05-23 23:49:13 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Grammatically correct to say "these kind of books" only because the kind (or type) of book is plural (i.e. biogrophiES, novelS...etc.) books is also plural because there are more than one book! Hope this helps!
2007-05-23 23:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Eenie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"this kind of books" because "this" is an article that refers to "kind". It would be most correct to say "this kind of book" because it implies plurality
2007-05-24 00:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kayla 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be correct to say...these kinds of books or this type of book or books such as these :)
2007-05-23 23:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by Colleen S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
one kind of book = this kind.
However you did not offer the correct choice: You said is it "this kind of books" or "these kind of books"
It should be "this kind of book" or "these kinds of books"
2007-05-23 23:48:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definately, "these kind of books"
2007-05-23 23:54:11 · answer #7 · answered by snowprincess 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
these kind of books
because 'these' is plural form of 'this'
there are more than one books
2007-05-23 23:47:44 · answer #8 · answered by Gianne 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
these kind of books .. cuz it sounds right .. the other one just soundsilliterate and wrong
2007-05-23 23:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What is the word being modified? Is it "books" or "kind"?
In this phrase, it's "kind," and therefore, "this kind of books."
2007-05-23 23:48:42 · answer #10 · answered by DoctorJKel 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋