The price of mangoes is higher than that of apples.

[Jessica725]

1.The price of mangoes is higher than that of apples.
2.The price of a mango is higher than that of an apple.
3.The price of mango is higher than that of apple.

Which one is correct?

 

[jutfrank]

They're all grammatical and they could all be right in the proper context.

 

[teechar]

The first two are okay, but I should think that if the third works, it would be in limited contexts.

 

[probus]

Yes, 3 is natural only if talking about the flavours or the juices, but not about the fruits themselves.

 

[Tdol]

It also depends on the context- apples are a luxury fruit in some parts of the world as they have to be imported.