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Do I use plural after any?

By James White

Do I use plural after any?

Any is normally used with plural and uncountable nouns in questions, negative and conditional sentences: Do we have any beer? ~ Yes, we do.

Is membership singular or plural?

The noun membership can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be membership. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be memberships e.g. in reference to various types of memberships or a collection of memberships.

What to use after any?

As an adjective, any is most commonly followed by plural or uncountable nouns:

  • In questions: Do you have any tomatoes for sale? ( plural noun)
  • In negative statements: I don’t have any books by that author. ( plural noun)
  • In conditional statements: If your final draft contains any errors, it will be rejected. (

Is any of these singular or plural?

When any of is followed by a countable plural noun, the verb can be in either singular or plural form, but a singular verb is more common in a formal style: “If any of your friends is/are interested, let me know.”

How can I use any other?

Any other can be used with both singular and plural nouns, as in these examples: Singular: Any other man would have opened the door for a lady. Plural: I haven’t met any other men who open doors for ladies.

Is it membership to or membership of?

[uncountable, countable] the state of being a member of a group, a club, an organization, etc. membership of something (British English) Who is eligible to apply for membership of the association? Memberships are available on a monthly or yearly basis.

Is it membership in or to?

I would go as far as to say that in AE, “membership in” is the only correct option. However, you are a member ‘of’ something, not a member ‘in’ something. Ah, thanks for addressing “member”: that was going to be my next question! It’s also “member of” in BE.

Does any or do any?

Does any of you have? “Do any of you have…?” is correct because you is the second person plural pronoun in this case, requiring the plural form of the verb do. “Does one of you have…?” would be correct because the singular form of the verb goes with ‘one’. The focus should be on the word you.

Was any or were any?

Use ‘was’ for singulars and uncountables; use ‘were’ for plurals, just as always: He was still waiting for some coffee, if there was any at all.

What is the plural of membership?

noun. mem·​ber·​ship | \ ˈmem-bər-ˌship \ plural memberships.

Which is correct member or members?

member’s if it’s referring to a singular member, members’ if it’s referring to multiple members.