Which one is correct?
Dear all, which one of the following two sentences is correct? Or both are correct? "I believe this can give them clearer ideas of what their next step should be." "I believe this can give them clearer ideas of what their next steps should be." Thanks a lot!

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Which one is correct?
Dear all, which one of the following two sentences is correct? Or both are correct? "I believe this can give them clearer ideas of what their next step should be." "I believe this can give them clearer ideas of what their next steps should be."  Thanks a lot!

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They are both correct, in this case it is not a matter of sounding correct it is a matter of which is correct. Are they wondering what is the very next step as in one step only? Or are they figuring out an entire plan that will include many steps?  
In your case you would have to relate it to your entire story if your text has addressed a multi step scenario or not. It is that simple, hope that helps.

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Native English speaker here. They both sound correct to me. English can be very strange in the sense that a sentence can sound right to one person but weird to another depending on their country of origin.

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Thank you all for your reply! It's really helpful!

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