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Should I use plural noun after ''both'' in the sentence below?

English Language & Usage Asked by Zheni on December 4, 2020

Set the Max depth parameter of both the Reflection and Refraction roll-out to 10.

I am not sure whether roll-out should be plural or not in this particular case.

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I think you have answered your own question. "... of both the Reflection and Refraction roll-outs to 10"

The emphatic and unnecessary "Both" is troublesome here. It invites us to understand "... both the Reflection and the Refraction roll-out to 10".

If you had three roll-outs the problem would not arise. "Set the ... of the Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction roll-outs to 10". To use the singular would suggest that the three variables have one common roll-out rather than one each.

Answered by Anton on December 4, 2020

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