<p>@fogcity</p>
<p>hehe sorry for getting back on you so late 
you do imply that i am a “purist”</p>
<p>i think you’re right in that both sentences would be better with plural forms… </p>
<p>i hope that the sat board does not pick a question like this, though; the original sentence
was from a released sat.</p>
<p>thanx anyways !</p>