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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
fruit/s and food/s
'Fruits' and 'foods' are the two words I'm confused with.
One dictionary says 'Oranges and apples are fruit', while another says 'Oranges and apples are fruit'.
One dictionary says 'frozen food', while another, 'frozen foods'.
Could somebody please clear my doubt about how to use the two words both in their singular and plural forms?
Many thanks.
One dictionary says 'Oranges and apples are fruit', while another says 'Oranges and apples are fruit'.
One dictionary says 'frozen food', while another, 'frozen foods'.
Could somebody please clear my doubt about how to use the two words both in their singular and plural forms?
Many thanks.
Top answer
You use fruits to refer to different species of fruit. However, fruits as a plural count noun is much less frequent than fruit as a noncount noun. On the island, there are wonderful fruits growing all over - so different species Fruit is very good for you, and vegetables are too - fruit in general
- You use fruits to refer to different species of fruit.
- However, fruits as a plural count noun is much less frequent than fruit as a noncount noun.
- On the island, there are wonderful fruits growing all over - so different species Fruit is very good for you, and vegetables are too - fruit in general
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You use fruits to refer to different species of fruit. However, fruits as a plural count noun is much less frequent than fruit as a noncount noun.
On the island, there are wonderful fruits growing all over - so different species
Fruit is very good for you, and vegetables are too - fruit in general
On the island, there are wonderful fruits growing all over - so different species
Fruit is very good for you, and vegetables are too - fruit in general
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Hi YL
The sentence 'Apples and oranges are fruit' means that apples and oranges both belong to the (one) same general category:
They are fruit. They are not vegetables. They are not meat. They are not pasta. etc.
The sentence 'Apples and oranges are fruits' means that apples and oranges are (two) different types of fruit.
The word 'foods' is the same:
The sentence 'Apples and oranges are fruit' means that apples and oranges both belong to the (one) same general category:
They are fruit. They are not vegetables. They are not meat. They are not pasta. etc.
The sentence 'Apples and oranges are fruits' means that apples and oranges are (two) different types of fruit.
The word 'foods' is the same:
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Thanks, Luxurious and Amy, for your replies. I'm no longer confused by the terms.
Best wishes
Best wishes
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