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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Carrots are vegetables or Carrots are a vegetable?
Hi,
I'm wondering about this case. Please tell me your opinion.
- Carrots are vegetables.
- Carrots are a vegetable.
Which one is correct? Can I use singular because carrots are just one kind of vegetables?
Thank you very much for your support.
I'm wondering about this case. Please tell me your opinion.
- Carrots are vegetables.
- Carrots are a vegetable.
Which one is correct? Can I use singular because carrots are just one kind of vegetables?
Thank you very much for your support.
Top answer
Carrots are vegetables. A carrot is a vegetable.
- Carrots are vegetables.
- A carrot is a vegetable.
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I would not be surprised to hear "Carrots are a vegetable" from a native English speaker, but it is not very good English, and "Carrots are vegetables" is. I think the usual way of putting that is "The carrot is a vegetable."
AnonymousCan I use singular because carrots are just one kind of vegetableThat is not why. It's because you can construe "cas?
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