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Tinanam0102 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Fruit singular and plural

Hi teachers,

Can you please check these sentences?

1. There is so much fruit in this supermarket. (Should I say many fruits? If both are correct, which one of them is often used?)
2. We're choosing our favorite fruit (Should I say fruits?)
3. Carrots are not a fruit. (I heard this but not sure if I heard it right. Carrots are plural and then you have a singular fruit at the end of the sentence. Is that correct usage?)

Thanks
  

Top answer

1. - The second is unusual. 2.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • - The second is unusual.
  • 2.
  • We're choosing our favorite fruit (Should I say fruits?
  • ) 3.
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1. There is so much fruit /There are so many fruits in this supermarket.- The second is unusual.
2. We're choosing our favorite fruit (Should I say fruits?-- Not unless you are choosing more than one kind, and even then it is unusual.)
3. Carrots are not a fruit. (I heard this but not sure if I heard it right. Carrots are plural and then you have a singular fruit at the en
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Hi Mister Micawber,

I understand the explanation of question (1).
Does "We're choosing our favorite fruit" could mean more than one kind?
For question (3), if I write it: Carrots are not fruit. Is it correct?

Thanks
TN
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tinanam0102Does "We're choosing our favorite fruit" could mean more than one kind?
Yes, one or more.
tinanam0102For question (3), if I write it: Carrots are not fruit. Is it correct?
Yes, that is fine.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thanks for you help.

TN
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