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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Hi,
Please take a look at these quiz clues, especially the words 'food' and 'foods' -- how they are used in their respective context.
My job is to protect fish, vegetables and food from going bad.
I am a box in which foods, medications, and chemicals are kept cool.
Why 'food' in one and 'foods' in the other? 'The 'foods' is used to make a reference to various types of food??
So, I can basically use words like 'oils' and 'detergents' (and 'creams') if a one-sentence context will allow it??
eg,
I use many creams.
Please take a look at these quiz clues, especially the words 'food' and 'foods' -- how they are used in their respective context.
My job is to protect fish, vegetables and food from going bad.
I am a box in which foods, medications, and chemicals are kept cool.
Why 'food' in one and 'foods' in the other? 'The 'foods' is used to make a reference to various types of food??
So, I can basically use words like 'oils' and 'detergents' (and 'creams') if a one-sentence context will allow it??
eg,
I use many creams.
Top answer
"Food" can be countable ("a food", "many foods") or uncountable ("some food", "a lot of food"). The countable sense is used to refer to a particular type of food, or, in the plural, several different types. The uncountable sense means food considered as a general "substance", without particular regard to the varieties it can come in.
- "Food" can be countable ("a food", "many foods") or uncountable ("some food", "a lot of food").
- The countable sense is used to refer to a particular type of food, or, in the plural, several different types.
- The uncountable sense means food considered as a general "substance", without particular regard to the varieties it can come in.
- My job is to protect fish, vegetables and food from going bad.
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"Food" can be countable ("a food", "many foods") or uncountable ("some food", "a lot of food"). The countable sense is used to refer to a particular type of food, or, in the plural, several different types. The uncountable sense means food considered as a general "substance", without particular regard to the varieties it can come in.
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My job is to protect fish, vegetables and food from
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