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Nouns after “of ”should be the plural?
ex. They wear variety of costums.
Nouns after “of ”should be the plural?
ex. They wear variety of costums.
ex. They wear variety of costums.
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If you use "a variety of" the noun after is in plural in most of the cases.
However, in another context, if you leave that phrase out, it is not necessary after "of" - it can be either singular or plural.
ex. the best of the city, the pen of my aunt, etc.
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