Singular or plural 'electrical loads'

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I have the following sentence:

"The methods can be used with every kind of flexible electrical loads "

Should load be in singular or plural?By flexible electrical loads I am referring to e.g. electric vehicles, heat pumps, dishwashers

Consider another example: "We employ every kind of cook." The noun cook is generally a countable noun, yet it is used in the singular here. — Weather Vane, Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 12:26
Generally, "kind of" (in this sense) expects a singular noun. — Hot Licks, Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 12:30
Compare the simpler but parallel example 'every kind of car' and 'every kind of cars'. One is ungrammatical. — Edwin Ashworth, Commented Mar 21, 2020 at 14:45

CJ Dennis · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-21 22:57:49Z

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Consider another example: "We employ every kind of cook." The noun cook is generally a countable noun, yet it is used in the singular here.

Weather Vane

Generally, "kind of" (in this sense) expects a singular noun.

Hot Licks

"every kind of load" or "all possible loads"

shogun

Compare the simpler but parallel example 'every kind of car' and 'every kind of cars'. One is ungrammatical.

Edwin Ashworth

answered Mar 21, 2020 at 22:57

CJ Dennis

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Thanks for your answer CJ Dennis. What about the phrase 'every type of flexible electrical loads'. Shall 'loads' be used in plural or singular 'load' here?
– PeterBe
Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 11:56
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The important word is "every". It takes a singular noun. It doesn't matter whether the noun is "kind" or "type".
– CJ Dennis
Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 13:01
Thanks CJ for your answer. What about 'all types of...'. I gues this is the same, right?
– PeterBe
Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 16:40
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@PeterBe Yes, "all" takes a plural noun, e.g. "kinds" or "types".
– CJ Dennis
Commented Mar 27, 2020 at 22:39

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