Tasks I am about to do vs Task I am About to do

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Tasks I am about to do' is used when referring to multiple tasks that are going to be done, while 'Task I am about to do' is used when referring to a single task that is going to be done.

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Tasks I am about to do

This phrase is correct when referring to multiple tasks that are going to be done.

This phrase is used when talking about a list of tasks that are planned to be completed in the near future.

Examples:

These are the tasks I am about to do: cleaning the house, doing the laundry, and cooking dinner.

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I do not envy the task you are about to embark on.
The Commission should also take the authorities in Cairo to task about this.
Plenty of reason, therefore, to take the Algerian authorities to task about this.
It is therefore perfectly reasonable for the Council and the Commission should take Hanoi seriously to task about the desperate lack of freedom of religion in its own country.
I am so upset that I am about to throw up.
The monkey actually mastered the task in about 700 practice tries.
- I am about to lose it with my neighbors.
Because, as I am about to demonstrate... an Omega rarely survives...
Because, as I am about to demonstrate...
What I am about to attempt is very dangerous.
Forgive me, I am about to have a modest heart attack.
I am about to make Lassie's year.
Relax and listen to what I am about to say.
For your information I am about to be vice president.
I am about to have some really short hair.
I am about to come into a lot of money.
For what I am about to do.
I am about to fly of return.
I am about to send a telegram.
I am about to fulfill that imperative.

Alternatives:

tasks that I will do soon
tasks I will be doing shortly

Task I am About to do

This phrase is correct when referring to a single task that is going to be done.

This phrase is used when talking about a specific task that is planned to be completed in the near future.

Examples:

The task I am about to do is to finish the report.

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I do not envy the task you are about to embark on.
The Commission should also take the authorities in Cairo to task about this.
Plenty of reason, therefore, to take the Algerian authorities to task about this.
It is therefore perfectly reasonable for the Council and the Commission should take Hanoi seriously to task about the desperate lack of freedom of religion in its own country.
I am so upset that I am about to throw up.
The monkey actually mastered the task in about 700 practice tries.
- I am about to lose it with my neighbors.
Because, as I am about to demonstrate... an Omega rarely survives...
Because, as I am about to demonstrate...
What I am about to attempt is very dangerous.
Forgive me, I am about to have a modest heart attack.
I am about to make Lassie's year.
Relax and listen to what I am about to say.
For your information I am about to be vice president.
I am about to have some really short hair.
I am about to come into a lot of money.
For what I am about to do.
I am about to fly of return.
I am about to send a telegram.
I am about to fulfill that imperative.

Alternatives:

the task I will do soon
the task I will be doing shortly

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Tasks I am about to do vs Task I am About to do