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Omar Ahmed Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

Choose the correct answer:

1- In ............farming , fruits are sprayed with chemical pesticides.

a) inorganic b) non-organic c) modern

2- In organic farming, fruits are sprayed with .......pesticides.

a) chemical b) natural c) unnatural

My answer

1- All options are OK. My teacher says that we say 'inorganic farming' but we should say 'non-organic' food. Is that right? My teacher is not a native speaker, that's why I don't take what he says for granted.

2- b

  

Top answer

Both terms are used. t1%3B%2Cnon%20-%20organic%20farming%3B%2Cc0 shows that 'non-organic is more common.

— Fivejedjon

  • Both terms are used.
  • t1%3B%2Cnon%20-%20organic%20farming%3B%2Cc0 shows that 'non-organic is more common.
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Hello Omar,

I agree with you. I consulted Google and found the term "non - organic farming". As far as I know your answers are correct. Please read about "non - organic farming" in the link below:

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It seems to me that the new use of "organic" as seen in "organic farming" should have "non-organic" as its counterpart. The plain word "organic" has the plain word "inorganic", and they are not what is meant when applied to farming. The farming is not inorganic, whatever that might mean, it is farming that is not organic, non-organic farming. The organic farmer uses organic chemicals. The othe

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