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MissTerry Posted 16 years ago
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Plural with fruit, aircraft ...
I've got difficulty with using words like "fruit", "fish", "scissors" ... in plural.
Which of these sentences are correct?
The artist painted thee fruit in his picture.
The artist painted thee fruits in his picture.
This fruit is sweet.
These fruit are sweet.
These fruits are sweet.
This fish is fresh.
These fish are fresh.
These fishes are fresh.
We caught seven fish.
We caught seven fishes.
There is lot of fish in the lake.
There are a lot of fish in the lake.
I've got four trout.
I've got four trouts.
There are two scissors on the table.
All these aircraft are new.
Which of these sentences are correct?
The artist painted thee fruit in his picture.
The artist painted thee fruits in his picture.
This fruit is sweet.
These fruit are sweet.
These fruits are sweet.
This fish is fresh.
These fish are fresh.
These fishes are fresh.
We caught seven fish.
We caught seven fishes.
There is lot of fish in the lake.
There are a lot of fish in the lake.
I've got four trout.
I've got four trouts.
There are two scissors on the table.
All these aircraft are new.
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[I've got difficulty with using words like "fruit", "fish", "scissors" ... in plural. Which of these sentences are correct?
- [I've got difficulty with using words like "fruit", "fish", "scissors" ...
- in plural.
- Which of these sentences are correct?
- The artist painted thee fruit in his picture.
- (you should say 'three pieces of fruit') The artist painted th r ee fruits in his picture.
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[I've got difficulty with using words like "fruit", "fish", "scissors" ... in plural.
Which of these sentences are correct?
The artist painted thee fruit in his picture. (you should say 'three pieces of fruit')
The artist painted three fruits in his picture. (ok)
This fruit is sweet. (ok)
These fruit are sweet. (wrong)
These fruits are sweet. (ok)
Which of these sentences are correct?
The artist painted thee fruit in his picture. (you should say 'three pieces of fruit')
The artist painted three fruits in his picture. (ok)
This fruit is sweet. (ok)
These fruit are sweet. (wrong)
These fruits are sweet. (ok)
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1. What's the difference between:
The artist painted three pieces of fruit in his picture.
The artist painted three fruits in his picture.
2. If there are several sorts of fruit on the table, which sentence would be correct?
All this fruit is sweet.
All these fruits are sweet.
3. I know that "two pairs of scissors" is correct, but I'd like to know if
The artist painted three pieces of fruit in his picture.
The artist painted three fruits in his picture.
2. If there are several sorts of fruit on the table, which sentence would be correct?
All this fruit is sweet.
All these fruits are sweet.
3. I know that "two pairs of scissors" is correct, but I'd like to know if
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My dictionaries and "English Grammar" (Collins Cobuild) say that names of fish like "cod", "trout", "salmon" have the same singular and plural form.
Maybe "I've got four trout." Is correct?
Maybe "I've got four trout." Is correct?
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What's the difference between:
The artist painted three pieces of fruit in his picture.
The artist painted three fruits in his picture.
I see no difference between these two sentences.
2. If there are several sorts of fruit on the table, which sentence would be correct?
All this fruit is sweet.
All these fruits are sweet.
Both are possible. Y
The artist painted three pieces of fruit in his picture.
The artist painted three fruits in his picture.
I see no difference between these two sentences.
2. If there are several sorts of fruit on the table, which sentence would be correct?
All this fruit is sweet.
All these fruits are sweet.
Both are possible. Y
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Thank you Ivanhr!
Something tells me that you're not native. Am I right?
Something tells me that you're not native. Am I right?
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MissTerryI've got difficulty with using words like "fruit", "fish", "scissors" ... in plural.This is all about number and countability of nouns. Essentially, some are countable, some are not and many can be both count and non-count - fruit is an example: 'There are five different fruits (count) in this cocktail, but eatin
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Thank you, BillJ.
1. Could you correct these sentences?
I like vegetables and fruit / fruits.
I've bought some fruit / fruits. Apple, pears and oranges.
I've bought some different fruit / fruits.
What fruit / fruits have we got? - We've got some apples and plums.
I've got three fried trout / trouts.
Do you eat shellfish? - Yes, I like
1. Could you correct these sentences?
I like vegetables and fruit / fruits.
I've bought some fruit / fruits. Apple, pears and oranges.
I've bought some different fruit / fruits.
What fruit / fruits have we got? - We've got some apples and plums.
I've got three fried trout / trouts.
Do you eat shellfish? - Yes, I like
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MissTerryThank you, BillJ.
2. Ivanhr wrote, "You have to say 'different fruits' or similar to make it clear what you mean."
Why the sentence "All these fruits are sweet." is not clear?
It's perfectly clear but it doesn't necessarily suggest that you have different fruits (oranges and apples for example). You may have 5 different apples (diffe
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