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AlpheccaStarsThat is not what he said. Articles can be used with the singular noun "lemon" to refer to a piece of fruit.Get the lemon out of the fridge.Get a lemon out of the fridge.Compare where the singular form with no article does not refer to a piece of fruit:She likes lemon in her tea.
Thank you. That is clear.
But help me, please, with the sentence "Lemons are a nice fruit". Is the word "fruit" singular in this phrase?
You wrote that the sentence "Lemon is a nice fruit". Does it mean, that we never use "lemon" as a single item - as one separate fruit? Using the word "lemon" we mean only the piece of the fruit and never the whole fruit?
So, "a lemon" = "a piece of lemon"?
And "a lemon" isn't "one separate lemon"?
What is correct:
Go to the shop and buy one lemon
or
Go to the shop and buy lemon
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Olga Monkey "Lemons are a nice fruit". Is the word "fruit" singular in this phrase? Yes.
- Olga Monkey "Lemons are a nice fruit".
- Is the word "fruit" singular in this phrase?
- Yes.
- Fruit is singular.
- But it is a mass noun, so gets special treatment.
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Olga Monkey"Lemons are a nice fruit". Is the word "fruit" singular in this phrase?
Yes. Fruit is singular. But it is a mass noun, so gets special treatment. e.g.
Bring me some fruit from the table. - You might get a banana, an apple and a bowl of strawberries.
Olga MonkeyDoes it mean, that we never use "lemon" as a single
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