CHAPTER 9, MASTERING PLURALS Page 90

10. In English, plural nouns do not take plural adjectives.
    Therefore, do not make adjectives plural, even when they
    describe plural nouns. This is true whether they come
    before or after nouns.

Not:    The bests students received awards.

But:    The best students received awards.

Not:    The people were angries.

But:    The people were angry.

11. Use singular, not plural, nouns after phrases such as kind
    of, type of, sort of, and style of.

Perri practices an odd kind of vegetarianism; she eats
no meat except for an "exotic" type of beef—prime rib.

12. Use plural nouns after phrases such as kinds of, types of,
    sorts of; and styles of.

I dislike the types of stores she frequents.

Note: Noncount nouns are always singular.

They studied three types of philosophy.



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