student asking question

Since it's "every night" wouldn't it be more appropriate to use the word "dream" as a singular noun?

teacher

Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

"Dreams" is the correct usage here. "Every night" means more than one night. Most people have multiple dreams per night. Celine Dion is singing about how every single night, all of her dreams have her lover in them. Generally, when discussing dreams, it's usually plural unless discussing a specific dream. Since she isn't singing about one specific dream, "dreams" is the correct usage here. Ex: I had this weird dream that ghosts were chasing me. (this is one specific dream, so we use "dream" as a singular noun) Ex: My dog whimpers when he dreams. (this refers to more than one so we use "dreams.") Ex: She didn't sleep well because she had a bad dream. (this is one specific dream) Ex: His dreams always include food. (not specific)

Popular Q&As

04/16

Complete the expression with a quiz!