http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aPlural+words+tag%3aSpellingSearch results for 'tag:Plural words tag:Spelling' matching tags 'Plural words' and 'Spelling'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3248.36859)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClearMyDoubts/zlmxg/post.htm#475360Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:00:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:475360CliveHi,</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Kimd;y clear my doubts I came across these sentences while reading articles<br /><br />1. Collentions of income tax and corporate tax in 1970 totaled Rs 780 crore<br /><br />In the above sentence is collection not appropriate word as collection itself is plural word.<br />&nbsp;<br />2. Collentions have exceeded expectations so far...<br /><br />Again same doubt is using &#39;collection&#39; in the above sentence wrong grammatically. <br /><br /></span>If you want to stress that there was more than one act of collecting, then use the plural, otherwise the singular is fine.<br /><br />You need to check your spelling.<br /><br />What you have are&nbsp;more commonly called &#39;questions&#39;&nbsp; than &#39;doubts&#39;.<br /><br />Best wishes, Clive