Noun-Noun Agreement in Number

Related nouns in a sentence should agree in number; that is, they should all be singular or all be plural.

Incorrect: The president promised to provide answers for each question.
Correct: The president promised to provide an answer for each question.
Or: The president promised to provide answers for all questions.


For the sake of logic and readability, you may choose in some cases to use the singular form of an abstract noun even when a related noun is plural.

Awkward: The war heroes were applauded for their courages.
Better: The war heroes were applauded for their courage.

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