Timeline for "This type of element" or "This type of elements"
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| May 13, 2015 at 13:13 | comment | added | Peter Shor | @Damkerng: that sounds like an answer to the OP's final question "Is there a trusted source which claims the use of "this type of things" to be ungrammatical?". | |
| May 13, 2015 at 2:53 | comment | added | Damkerng T. | I just found the Usage note on this page, which I think is useful: oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/kind. According to the Usage, "The plural of kind often causes difficulty. With this or that, speaking of one kind, use a singular construction: [...] The ungrammatical use 'these kind' rather than 'these kinds' (as in 'these kind of questions are not relevant') has been recorded since the 14th century, and although often encountered today, it should be avoided." | |
| May 12, 2015 at 22:13 | comment | added | Lucky | +1 I like your reasoning. An on-line resource: dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/…. There is no explicit explanation about singular and plural, but I think the 2nd example: "A fastener is a type of metal button which fits together to join clothes, for example a coat might have fasteners." fits this question :-). | |
| May 12, 2015 at 21:47 | vote | accept | Thomas Hsieh | ||
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| May 12, 2015 at 21:19 | history | answered | Catija | CC BY-SA 3.0 |