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Apatzinguense Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Non count nouns

is this sentence correct?

Strawberries are my favorite fruit.

It is my understanding that fruit is a non count name. Therefore, in this context "strawberries are my favorite fruit" should be correct. right? Please let me know.

  

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Strawberries are my favorite fruit . Yes, "fruit" is a non-count noun here. Examples like these exhibit a grammatical number mismatch, the subject "strawberries" being plural, the predicative complement "fruit" singular.

  • Strawberries are my favorite fruit .
  • Yes, "fruit" is a non-count noun here.
  • Examples like these exhibit a grammatical number mismatch, the subject "strawberries" being plural, the predicative complement "fruit" singular.
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Strawberries are my favorite fruit.

Yes, "fruit" is a non-count noun here. Examples like these exhibit a grammatical number mismatch, the subject "strawberries" being plural, the predicative complement "fruit" singular.

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