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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Fruit / fruits
Can I say,
(a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit.
The tree bears fruit / fruits every time.
(b) He sells many fruit / fruits in his stall.
(c) He sells many types of fruit / fruit.
(a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit.
The tree bears fruit / fruits every time.
(b) He sells many fruit / fruits in his stall.
(c) He sells many types of fruit / fruit.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit. The tree bears fruit / fruits every time. (b) He sells many fruit / fruits in his stall.
- Vincent Teo Can I say, (a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit.
- The tree bears fruit / fruits every time.
- (b) He sells many fruit / fruits in his stall.
- (c) He sells many types of fruit / fruit.
- a) The banana tree bear many fruit.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,a) The banana tree bear many fruit.
(a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit.
The tree bears fruit / fruits every time.
(b) He sells many fruit / fruits in his stall.
(c) He sells many types of fruit / fruit.
The tree bears fruit every time.
(b) He sells man
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Fruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. The tree bears fruit (not fruits).
The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, apples and other fruits.
The plural form fruits is rarely used and means different kinds of fruit: Cyprus produces or
The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, apples and other fruits.
The plural form fruits is rarely used and means different kinds of fruit: Cyprus produces or
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Yoong LiatVincent Teoa) The banana tree bears many fruit.
Can I say,
(a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit.
The tree bears fruit / fruits every time.
(b) He sells many fruit / fruits in his stall.
(c) He sells many types of fruit / fruit.
The tree
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Yoong LiatNew2grammarFruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. The tree bears fruit (not fruits).
Yoong Liat,
In what contexts, would you use 'fruits'?
Thanks!
The plural fruits is used in talking
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Hi guys,
As Yoong Liat said earlier, The plural form fruit is rarely used.
In the last year, I'm sure I've used the word 'fruit' quite a lot, but I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't use the word 'fruits' at all in that time.
Best wishes, Clive
As Yoong Liat said earlier, The plural form fruit is rarely used.
In the last year, I'm sure I've used the word 'fruit' quite a lot, but I wouldn't be surprised if I didn't use the word 'fruits' at all in that time.
Best wishes, Clive
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Goodman Fruit is good for you. - debatable contextI'm not sure I understand your point, Goodman. That's not debatable at all to me. That is just a normal, everyday sentence. It is simply a general statement and means that any type (i.e. all types) of fruit is good for you.
@ YL
I think this got lost in the shuffle:
"The banana
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Ok Amy, maybe I’ve opened a bag I shouldn’t have. My point is, yes, it’s a completely grammatical sentence. By “debatable”, by I meant if I said “fruit contains many of the vitamins for we need for a healthy life”, would you prefer it over “fruits contain many of the vitamins we need for a healthy life”?
Please enlighten me, given the following sentence, would you
Please enlighten me, given the following sentence, would you
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YankeeGoodman Fruit is good for you. - debatable contextI'm not sure I understand your point, Goodman. That's not debatable at all to me. That is just a normal, everyday sentence. It is simply a general statement and means that any type (i.e. all types) of fruit is good for you.
@ YL
I think this got lost in t
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