Nov 7, 2015 · In the question under discussion, "What kind of ..." is asking for properties of the key, and you can expect these kinds of answers: small key, steel key, old-fashioned key, etc.

Jun 1, 2019 · 'What (kind of, kind of a) car are you looking for?' asked the salesman. Although I'd have personally preferred "kind of" over "kind of a", I do not see anything wrong in using the …

Oct 2, 2011 · Is it correct to say, "What kind of patents are being issued in these sophisticated times?" It seems like it should be What kind of patents is being issued..., but that sounds …

Oct 22, 2015 · The other two alternatives (this/that kind of things and these/those kind of things) will sound awkward. Even though you can find some real examples of these awkward …

Nov 5, 2022 · When should we need to use “what kind(s) of” or “what type of” e.g What kind of food did you have there? What type of food did you have there? Which one is better? Thanks!

1 "What kind of a (n)" is much less common than "What kind of" without an article (2093 instances in the NOW corpus, out of a total of 35175 instances of "what kind of"). But it is perfectly …

Sep 13, 2022 · When used this way, "kind" isn't a noun - it's part of a fixed adverbial phrase - and wouldn't take an article, as you already know. There's yet another meaning of "kind of," in …

Dec 6, 2012 · This is several unrelated questions in one, at least two of them duplicates of existing questions. See “Which” vs. “what” — what's the difference and when should you use …

Nov 24, 2010 · The correct form is "What kind of stuff is it?" This is because the order of the subject and verb is reversed in a question.

Feb 10, 2015 · However, from your list above, I most often see 'Kind Regards' and in fact I received an email with this today. I'd suggest you could rank those in order of formality: …