"if you have any clarifications" vs "if you have any clarification"

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"if you have any clarifications" vs "if you have any clarification"

In this example, "if you have any clarifications" sounds better, because there are probably multiple clarifications.

Last Updated: December 10, 2017

You can use this phrase during the process of going over a document with someone; perhaps the meanings of some terms or provisions need to be clarified.

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Some examples from our editors:

Here is the document; please let me know if you have any clarifications for the underlined terms.
We are confused as to the meanings of these terms; please let me know if you have any clarifications.

Some alternatives from our editors:

if you have any corrections
if you have any revisions

This phrase would be used to ask someone if he had a single clarification, but it would be more common to ask someone if he had more than one clarification to make.

Explanation provided by a TextRanch English expert

Some examples from our editors:

Please contact me if you have any clarification.
I think everything should be correct, but if I am mistaken, let me know if you have any clarification.

Some alternatives from our editors:

if you have any clarifications
if you have any corrections

Answer 1

if you have any clarifications

This is correct

Answer 2

if you have any clarification

This is correct

"if you have any clarifications" vs "if you have any clarification"

if you have any clarifications

if you have any clarification

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