kind of vs. kinds of
1. What kind of animal do you like the best?
2. What kind of animals do you like the best?
3. What kinds of animal do you like the best?
4. What kinds of animals do you like the best?What are

What are the differences among the above? Are they all correct?

Thank you!

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kind of vs. kinds of
1. What kind of animal do you like the best?
2. What  kind of animals do you like the best?
3. What kinds of animal do you like the best?
4. What kinds of animals do you like the best?What are

What are the differences among the above? Are they all correct?

Thank you!

Answer

"...do you like best?" No "the" here. :)  "The" only applies to nouns, but "best" describes a verb.

The question is basically about singular and plural.  "Kind" asks for a single answer, and "kinds" asks for several.

Here, using "animal" (singular) is speaking in general. "Animals" refers to a certain list of examples.

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Thank you very much for your help!