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    goodday, could you please tell me which is the right one?

    1-My favorite fruit is pear.
    2-My favorite fruit is the pear.
    3-My favorite fruit are pears.
    4-My favorite fruits are pears
    5My favorite fruits are the pears.

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    Default Re: Which is the right answer?

    Quote Originally Posted by eddy143 View Post
    goodday, could you please tell me which is the right one?

    1-My favorite fruit is pear.
    2-My favorite fruit is the pear.
    3-My favorite fruit are pears.
    4-My favorite fruits are pears
    5My favorite fruits are the pears.

    Thanks.
    "Pears are my favourite fruit".
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    Default Re: Which is the right answer?

    thanks moderator. Therefore, the question will be: WHAT ARE YOUR FOVARITE FRUIT? or WHAT IS YOUR FOVARITE FRUIT? Do we consider "FRUIT" here to be an uncountable or countable noun?

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    Default Re: Which is the right answer?

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    thanks moderator. Therefore, the question will be: WHAT ARE YOUR FOVARITE FRUIT? or WHAT IS YOUR FOVARITE FRUIT? Do we consider "FRUIT" here to be an uncountable or countable noun?
    "What is your favourite fruit?" "Fruit" can be countable or uncountable.

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    Default Re: Which is the right answer?

    Quote Originally Posted by bhaisahab View Post
    "What is your favourite fruit?" "Fruit" can be countable or uncountable.
    Hi Moderator bhaisahab, do you mean the qustestion & answer should be as follows:-

    Question: What is your favourite fruit?
    Answser : Pears are my favourite fruit.


    Can I reply as follows?

    My favourite fruit are pears.

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    Default Re: Which is the right answer?

    Quote Originally Posted by Winwin2011 View Post
    Hi Moderator bhaisahab, do you mean the qustestion & answer should be as follows:-

    Question: What is your favourite fruit?
    Answser : Pears are my favourite fruit.


    Can I reply as follows?

    My favourite fruit are pears.
    No.

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