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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

oil palm / oil palm tree / palm tree

0Are they same in meaning? "oil palm / oil palm tree / palm tree"02br
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00Can I say,02br
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00(a) The oil palm / oil palm tree is useful. 02br
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00(b) The oil palm tree / palm tree is an useful tree.02br
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00(c) The palm is the most useful. (Is that correct way to say? or "...the most useful tree" ?)02br
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00(d) The oil palm is the highest. (Is that correct way to say? or "...the highest tree." ?)0-
  

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02br 00There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species. Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical:02br 02br 00(a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful.

  • 02br 00There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species.
  • Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names..
  • Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical:02br 02br 00(a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful.
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00There are many kinds of palm trees, Vincent; the oil palm is just one species. Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. Keeping that in mind, all of these are grammatical:02br
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00(a) The oil palm / oil palm (tree) is useful. -- OK02br
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00(b) The oil palm (tree) / palm (tree) is01b00 a02b
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0Mr. M wrote:02br
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00Also, we usually don't use the weord 'tree' with tree names.. 02br
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00Then, why is that the dictionary I have, 'Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's Dictionary', lists its definitions of 'pine' and 'oak' as follows? They seem to contain the word 'tree'.02br
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00pine A pone tree or a pine is a tall tree w
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0Thanks your reply. But, I'm still not clear are they same in species? 02br
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00"palm tree" and "oil palm"? 0-
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0"Palm tree" is a broad category. "Oil palm" is a specific type of palm tree.02br
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00It would be like saying "dog" and "Australian cattle dog."0-

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