these kind or this kind

In a sentence like “I love this kind of chocolates,” “this” modifies “kind” (singular) and not “chocolates” (plural), so it would be incorrect to change it to “I love these kind of chocolates.” Only if “kind” itself is pluralized into “kinds” should “this” shift to “these“: “You keep making these kinds of mistakes!”

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• ratio
• tragedy vs travesty
• phantom vs fathom
• acapella vs a capella vs a cappella
• ruff vs rough
• appauled vs appalled
• practicle vs practical
• ninty vs ninety
• writting vs writing
• standalone vs stand-alone

News & Articles

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• Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics Should Pull the Trigger on Deal with Los Angeles Clippers
  COMMENTARY | During the season, there were various trade rumors involving both the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Clippers that never came to anything material. Things like this float around all the time, and we rarely see these kind of blockbuster deals happen.
  June 15, 2013 - Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports

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• What does Duncan have left to prove?
  by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports SAN ANTONIO — David Robinson saw this kind of greatness coming from Tim Duncan long before it happened. “The Big Fundamental,” as Duncan would eventually be nicknamed by contemporary Shaquille O’Neal, was entering his senior season at Wake Forest in the summer of 1996 when he faced his future [...]
  June 14, 2013 - HoopsWorld