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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Food

There are many different kinds of food. Or

There are many different kinds of foods. Or

There are many different kind of foods. Or

Which one is correct?
  

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I think 'kinds' (plural) is needed because of 'are' and 'many'. I suppose 'foods' indicates 'food products'.

  • I think 'kinds' (plural) is needed because of 'are' and 'many'.
  • I suppose 'foods' indicates 'food products'.
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I think 'kinds' (plural) is needed because of 'are' and 'many'. I suppose 'foods' indicates 'food products'.
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Pleasehelp,

Food is nearly always uncountable, as in We need to go out and buy some food. It is countable only when it refers to a particular kind of food: baby foods, health foods. In other words, foods=kinds of food. Thus,
pleasehelpThere are many different kinds of food. - correct

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