Is criteria singular or plural?

This tip will help you if you’re wondering whether the word you need is criteria or criterion: in formal contexts, use criteria as a plural noun and “criterion” as a singular noun.

Correct use of criteria and criterion examples
  • The criteria are objective.
  • The criteria is objective.
  • What are your criteria?
  • What is your criteria?

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What is a synonym for criteria?

Synonyms for the plural noun criteria include:

  • Decision-making factors
  • Evaluation guidelines
  • Requirements
  • Standards
  • Benchmarks

On a related note, if you’re not sure whether the word you need is criteria or criterion: “criterion” is the singular and “criteria” the plural.

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Is it hopped or hoped?

Hopped is a form of the verb “hop,” whereas hoped is a form of the verb “hope.”

“Hopped” is the simple past tense and past participle form of “hop” (e.g., “We hopped from island to island”), but “hoped” is the simple past and past participle form of “hope” (e.g., “We had hoped to do some island-hopping, but we didn’t have enough time”).

Similarly, if you’re not sure whether hoping or hopping is the word you need, “hoping” comes from the verb “hope” and “hopping” from the verb “hop.”

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Is it hung out or hanged out?

The correct form of “hang out” is hung out (not hanged out) in the simple past tense and present perfect tense (e.g., “I hung out with my friends,” “We’ve never hung out together”).

If you’re not sure whether to use hung or hanged as the simple past or past participle form of the verb “hang,” always use “hung,” except when you’re referring to “death by hanging.”

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Is fiancee female?

If you’re not sure whether fiancé or fiancée is the correct word: the person noun “fiancée” refers to a woman (i.e., it is the female form), and “fiancé” typically refers to a man.

However, “fiancé” is increasingly being used as a gender-neutral term (i.e., to refer to both men and women).

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Is fiance male or female?

If you’re not sure whether you need the word fiancé or fiancée: the person noun “fiancé” is the male form, and “fiancée” (with an additional “e”) is the female form.

However, there is a trend toward using “fiancé” as a gender-neutral term for both men and women.

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Is it me and my family or my family and I?

Both me and my family and my family and I can be correct. Use I or me depending on what sounds right when you remove “and my family” from the sentence.

Me and my family or my family and I examples
Example sentence: Me and my family went to the movies.
Sentence without “and my family”: I went to the movies … [“Me” sounds wrong]
Correct sentence: My family and I went to the movies.

Example sentence: She has helped my family and I a lot.
Sentence without “and my family”: She has helped me … [“I” sounds wrong]
Correct sentence: She has helped my family and me a lot. [“My family” usually comes before “me” or “I”]

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