alleryWhich sentence is grammatically correct according to the rule for "kind of" and "sort of"?
AWhat kind of a hobby is this?
BWhat sort of a chair do you want?
CI cannot deal with this sort of man.
DWhat kind of a book do you need?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. I cannot deal with this sort of man.
After "kind of" or "sort of" followed by a noun in the ordinary sense, the noun usually appears without "a/an": "this sort of man." The form with "a" is used when the expression points to a special quality or type in a looser descriptive sense, as in "What kind of a musician is he?" Hence option C is correct here.
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