Sunday, April 12, 2015

Is "series" Plural or Singular?


Such expressions as



Drama series



and




TV series



are plural or singular?


E.g. I like to watch drama/TV series or I like to watch a drama/TV series?



Answer



"Series" can be singular or plural depending on context. Both of your sentences are therefore correct but different.



I like to watch TV series.



uses series as a plural and means you like to watch a number of different TV shows.




I like to watch a TV series.



uses series as singular and means you like to watch one TV show.


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