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tell me please, if "fruit" has plural....
i learned in high-school that the plural of fruit is fruits. but a few days ago one of my teachers from the university had told me that fruit does not have a plural from. it is true or not????
eg:1. I like all the fruit.
or
I like all the fruits.
2. There are some fruit on the table.
or
There are some fruits on the table.
thans in advance.
teyla
Hi,
In terms of food it is uncountable:
There is a lot of fruit on the table.
If you mean species, then fruits-
Different fruits can be found on this island.
Cheers
ok.
i understand now
thanks a lot.
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Originally Posted by Humble
Does this apply to "food"? Like the example given. Thanks.
- There are some food on the table.
- There are different foods on the table.
Your first sentence needs a singular verb, hlbert03:Quote:
Originally Posted by hlbert03
- There is some food on the table.
.
Yes, "foods" can be used that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by hlbert03
Not directly related to the question, but relevant with mass/uncount/count nouns...
I read something interesting about a grammarian (can't remember the name right now :bad-word:) who mentioned how Native American tribe names can be used as uncount nouns modified with cardinal numbers, like in the sentence I got three Apache today. (Example probably based on racially charged 19th century, perhaps the origins of this sentence structuring as well)
Is that accurate?