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Makiasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

my favorite vegetable is (potato /the potato/ a potato)?

You say "I like potatoes," not "I like a potato."
When you start this sentence as "My favorite vegetable is," which one is correct?

"my favorite vegetable is potato"
"my favorite vegetable is the potato"
"my favorite vegetable is a potato"

Or do you think that we should avoid this expression and that we should say "I like potatoes"?
  

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" When you start this sentence as "My favorite vegetable is," which one is correct? "my favorite vegetable is potato" "my favorite vegetable is the potato" <<< say this "my favorite vegetable is a potato" Or do you think that we should avoid this expression and that we should say "I like potatoes"? <<< more likely to be said There is some debate over whether the potato should be thought of as a vegetable.

— Clive

  • " When you start this sentence as "My favorite vegetable is," which one is correct?
  • "my favorite vegetable is potato" "my favorite vegetable is the potato" <<< say this "my favorite vegetable is a potato" Or do you think that we should avoid this expression and that we should say "I like potatoes"?
  • <<< more likely to be said There is some debate over whether the potato should be thought of as a vegetable.
  • eg Look here.
  • qid=20060916091654AAmOuEs Clive
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Hi,

You say "I like potatoes," not "I like a potato."
When you start this sentence as "My favorite vegetable is," which one is correct?

"my favorite vegetable is potato"
"my favorite vegetable is the potato"<<< say this
"my favorite vegetable is a potato"

Or do you think that w
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Hi Clive,
Thank you!
And the websites are interesting to read! (I think most Japanese people believe that the potato is vegetable, because we usually don't eat them in place of bread, pasta or rice.)
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And the websites are interesting to read! (I think most Japanese people believe that the potato is a vegetable, because we usually don't eat them in place of bread, pasta or rice.

Maki:

Bread, pasta and rice aren't vegetables, either!
Do Japanese people eat any vegetables? Do they eschew all vegetables?
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Hi AlpheccaStars,

Thank you very much for the correction ("a" vegetable)! After having posted, I was thinking like " the word vegetable is countable, so did I need to say "a" vegetable?"
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MakiasanI'm wondering why you made this comment?? Did my comment sound strange to you??
Yes, it was a bit strange.
Part of your sentence could be read as "because Japanese people believe that potatoes are vegetables, we don't eat them.
eg. The reason for not eating potatoes is because they are vegetables. You do eat rice and bread because they are not
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Hi AlpheccaStars,
Thanks for the reply!

How about this new comment? Does this make you want to ask questions? (Suppose you hear me after you read the website.)

I think most Japanese people believe that the potatoes are vegetables. We usually don't eat them in place of bread, pasta or rice.

We have a wonderful large exhibition of Japanese art and calli
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I think most Japanese people believe that the potatoes are vegetables. We usually don't eat them in place of bread, pasta or rice.

It still does not have a good logical flow.

I think most Japanese people believe that the potatoes are vegetables, even though they are a starchy food. We prefer these starchy foods - rice, bread, and pasta - over potatoes.
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AlpheccaStars,

Thank you for telling me again and again!
(though I feel kind of disapointed because I found that I couldn't make myself understood. I didn't mean that Japanese people prefer starchy foods over potatoes.)

Anyway thanks a lot!
Maki
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"my favorite vegetable is potato

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