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Yellowstarstruck Posted 15 years ago
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1. What kind of food do you like?

2.What kinds of foods do you like?

3 What kind of foods do you like?

I think 3 may be wrong. Anyway what is the difference between these sentences? Cheer Fulvio
  

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Generally, try to keep the number parallel, but in this case, the non-count form and the plural form are used slightly differently: What kind of food do you like? -- A: Peanut butter. -- A: Peanut butter, cheese and shrimp.

  • Generally, try to keep the number parallel, but in this case, the non-count form and the plural form are used slightly differently: What kind of food do you like?
  • -- A: Peanut butter.
  • -- A: Peanut butter, cheese and shrimp.
  • -- A: Seafood.
  • What kinds of foods do you like-- A: Seafood, green vegetables and dairy products.
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Generally, try to keep the number parallel, but in this case, the non-count form and the plural form are used slightly differently:

What kind of food do you like? -- A: Peanut butter.

What kinds of food do you like?-- A: Peanut butter, cheese and shrimp.

What kind of foods do you like?-- A: Seafood.
What kinds of foods do you like-- A: Seafood, green vegetables and

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