fruit or fruits????

[teyla]

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

[Humble]

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

[teyla]

ok.

i understand now

thanks a lot.

[hlbert03]

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

Does this apply to "food"? Like the example given. Thanks.

- There are some food on the table.

- There are different foods on the table.

[Philly]

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:

- There is some food on the table.
.

[MikeNewYork]

Does this apply to "food"? Like the example given. Thanks.

- There are some food on the table.

- There are different foods on the table.

Yes, "foods" can be used that way.

[Mariner]

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 ) 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?