"any product group" or "any product groups"?

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I can't decide, both sounds right and return results on Google.

So is it "any product group" or "any product groups"?

Context: The context is that some product can has sub-product that are part of groups, some have products and some don't. So I will add a method to know "any_product_groups?", "has_product_groups?", "any_product_group?", ... I'm not sure.

Example: "Has this product any product group(s)?"

As example sentence would go a long way to helping understand what you're asking. Also, "can haz"? :) — Nick2253, Dec 16 '14 at 00:29
possible duplicate of "Any" followed by singular or plural countable nouns? Also The use of any with plural/singular words and doubtless others. — FumbleFingers, Dec 16 '14 at 00:59
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about naming methods in a computer program — Mr. Shiny and New 安宇, Dec 16 '14 at 04:22
Hmmm, yes, but I try to make my methods names correct in english (naming methods in CS is a subset of using english) — Dorian, Dec 16 '14 at 18:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '14 at 00:34

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The correct sentence would be:

"Does this product have any product groups?"

Any would always be followed the plural (or mass noun). You could also say "Does this product have a product group?"

However, "product group" is a weird phrase that doesn't mean what I think you want it to mean. I would say that a product group is a group of products, so for a product to have a product group, as opposed to belong to a product group, seems awkward.

answered Dec 16 '14 at 00:34

Nick2253

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Thanks, yeah it's a little awkward but product have child product groups – Dorian Dec 16 '14 at 01:46

"any product group" or "any product groups"?

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