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FredaL Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

a grammar question

Someone told me to use the "food" in a singular form, but here's a sentence from a BBC programme, "the Roman influence is tangible in the foods that were being consumed." Could someone tell me how this sentence is right? Thank you!
  

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Hi, FredaL, The sentence is correct whether food is countable or not. You can say foods when you're talking about kinds of food, but it's usually unnecessary, which is why it is used so infrequently. He's averse to trying new foods.

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  • Hi, FredaL, The sentence is correct whether food is countable or not.
  • You can say foods when you're talking about kinds of food, but it's usually unnecessary, which is why it is used so infrequently.
  • He's averse to trying new foods.
  • The restaurant had many foods: Italian, Indian, Chinese, … I shop at Whole Foods.
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Hi, FredaL,

The sentence is correct whether food is countable or not. You can say foods when you're talking about kinds of food, but it's usually unnecessary, which is why it is used so infrequently.

He's averse to trying new foods.
The restaurant had many foods: Italian, Indian, Chinese, …
I shop at Whole Foods.
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