English Language & Usage Asked on December 29, 2021
When I was writing this:
The university is for educational purpose.
everything was fine. But when I wrote this:
The universities are for educational purpose.
The Grammarly said it’s a mistake and "purpose" should be replaced by "purposes", but I don’t understand. Does it have something to do with "universities"?
Thanks for your time.
If you use the singular, you should use an article:
If you don't use an article, you should use the plural:
Which of those four variations you use is a matter of context and personal opinion—although the plural noun is probably the more common use.
But a singular count noun requires an article or some kind of pronoun in front of it. (It's possible to interpret purpose here as a mass noun, but it would be somewhat unusual.)
Answered by Jason Bassford on December 29, 2021
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