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Grammar Entry 593 / 1605 60-second read

Criteria vs. Criterion

Plural versus singular Greek forms.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“The most important criteria is cost.”

✓ Correct

“The most important criterion is cost.”

The ruleii

CRITERION singular, CRITERIA plural.

CRITERION is singular. CRITERIA is plural. Same pattern as phenomenon/phenomena.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

One criterion. Many criteria.

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