About "fashion(s)" and "trend(s)"

hirashin said:

Dear native English speakers,
Which word or phrase would be suitable in the blank?
1 My father doesn't know the latest _______ of high school students.
(a) fashion (b) fashions (c) trend (d) trends

Not (c). (a) and (b) sound most natural, (d) is possible..

2 Many of my friends ________ fashion.
(a) follow (b) are after (c) persue (d) keep up with

(a). Not (b) and (c). (d) is not wrong but most people would say (a)

3 This type of skirt will be ________ this summer.
(a) in fashion (b) fashionable (c) trendy (d) a trend (e) on the trend (f) popular

(a) sounds most natural. (b) and (f) are possible, (c) sounds a bit strange (people are usually trendy) and definitely not (d) and (e).

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Lacota said:

I agree with Lothor, although you don't particularly need the plural form of fashion for the first question. So (a) reads perfectly.

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hirashin said:

Thanks for the help, Lacota.


Do you mean that the singular form of fashion would be better than fashions? What about "trend" and "trends"?

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hirashin said:

Thanks, Lacota.

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