Jan. 24, 2023
TYPES (with singular and plural)
Symbiosis
A relationship between two types of animal or plant in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence.
Here above is the definition of the word SYMBIOSIS. Could you please explain to me how its meaning will change if I use ANIMAL and PLANT in the plural like in:
A relationship between two types of animalS or plantS in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence?
What is the difference between two types of plant
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two types of plants?
Would it be possible for you to provide an example/examples?
TYPESypes (with singular and plural)
Symbiosis
A relationship between two types of animals or plants in which each provides for the other are the conditions necessary for itstheir continued existence.
"Two types" is plural so "animals" and "plants" need to be plural, too.
Here aAbove is the definition of the word SYMBIOSISsymbiosis.
CWould you please explain to me how its meaning will change if I use ANIMAL and PLANT in the plural like "animal" and "plant" in the plural as in the following:
A relationship between two types of animalSs or plantS s in which each provides for the other are the conditions necessary for its continued existence?.
What is the difference between "two types of plant" and "two types of plants"?
Oh, I see now. "Two types of plant" or "two types of animal" is using plant or animal as all encompassing. I guess it's still used now but I didn't catch it earlier.
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two types of plants?
Would it be possible for you to provide an example/examples?
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As you can see by my initial correction, I prefer to write "two types of animals" and "two types of plants" instead. They both mean the same thing but I think the original sentence is more academic.
Good question and good work!
A relationship between two types of animal or plant in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence.
A relationship between two types of animalS or plantS in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence?
There is no difference in meaning. You can use either. If you’re writing for an academic journal, you should probably use the former (“types of plant”) or risk being corrected by a rigorous editor. But I think most native English speakers will tend to use the latter (“types of plants”) when speaking and in casual writing.
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I’m not a grammar expert, but this is how I see it:
- “Two types of plant” is grammatically correct for the same reason that we say “two plant types” (“two plants types” would definitely be incorrect).
- “Two types of plants” is MUCH more common in everyday usage, regardless of whether it’s technically “correct” or not. You can see this by comparing the two phrases in some online linguistic databases:
Ludwig:
https://ludwig.guru/s/types+of+plant+vs+types+of+plants
Google Ngram Viewer:
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Types+of+plant%2Ctypes+of+plants&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3
Jan. 25, 2023
Sorry, I made a mistake in the Google link. Here’s the correct one:
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=types+of+plant%2Ctypes+of+plants&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3
HereWritten above is the definition of the word SYMBIOSIS.
A relationship between two types of animalS or plantS in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence?
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To me, 'two types of plant' sounds correct because you are referring to singular units of different plant species (plural). But I'm not sure to be honest!
Jan. 24, 2023
THANK YOU🙂
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A relationship between two types of animal or plant in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence. This sentence has been marked as perfect! A relationship between two types of animals or plants in which each provides for the other are the conditions necessary for "Two types" is plural so "animals" and "plants" need to be plural, too. |
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Could you please explain to me how its meaning will change if I use ANIMAL and PLANT in the plural like in:
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A relationship between two types of animalS or plantS in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence? A relationship between two types of animalS or plantS A relationship between two types of animalS or plantS in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence? There is no difference in meaning. You can use either. If you’re writing for an academic journal, you should probably use the former (“types of plant”) or risk being corrected by a rigorous editor. But I think most native English speakers will tend to use the latter (“types of plants”) when speaking and in casual writing. A relationship between two types of animal |
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What is the difference between two types of plant What is the difference between "two types of plant" and "two types of plants"? Oh, I see now. "Two types of plant" or "two types of animal" is using plant or animal as all encompassing. I guess it's still used now but I didn't catch it earlier. |
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