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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
How do we decide?
When you are using the phrase "a bunch of something" and something happens to be some fruit. How do we know when to use the countable form of such fruits as bananas and carrots?
When to use this or that:
a bunch of banana/carrot and a bunch of bananas/carrots
When to use this or that:
a bunch of banana/carrot and a bunch of bananas/carrots
Top answer
If it is countable, such as bananas or carrots, then you should use the plural. A bunch of bananas. A bunch of carrots.
- If it is countable, such as bananas or carrots, then you should use the plural.
- A bunch of bananas.
- A bunch of carrots.
- A bunch of flowers (Think of it as similar to 'a field of cows' or 'a bag of mushrooms'.
- I'm racking my brains trying to think of an example where they are not countable.
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If it is countable, such as bananas or carrots, then you should use the plural. A bunch of bananas. A bunch of carrots. A bunch of flowers (Think of it as similar to 'a field of cows' or 'a bag of mushrooms'.
I'm racking my brains trying to think of an example where they are not countable. A bunch of brocolli? (except we don't really talk of brocolli in bunches).
I'm racking my brains trying to think of an example where they are not countable. A bunch of brocolli? (except we don't really talk of brocolli in bunches).
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