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Liveinjapan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Sugar (singular / plural)

The other major sources of added sugars are sweet baked goods (cookies, cakes, pies, muffins) that account for 14 percent of added sugars and lots of fat, and fruit drinks, which account for 10 percent of added sugar. Dairy desserts like ice cream and frozen yogurt are the source of 6 percent of added sugars, candy 5 percent and breakfast cereals 4 percent, the Department of Agriculture says.

As for 'sugar's, the third one must be in plural, I suppose.
What do you think?
Thanks.
  

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I think that 'added sugars' is a technical term that is always plural. Multiple types of sugar are added, hence the plural added sugars. That sentence is very difficult to read and should be rephrased.

— Ferdis

  • I think that 'added sugars' is a technical term that is always plural.
  • Multiple types of sugar are added, hence the plural added sugars.
  • That sentence is very difficult to read and should be rephrased.
  • At the very least replace that first 'that' by ', which'.
  • Also, 'and lots of fat' is ambiguous, and commas are needed after 'Dairy desserts' and 'yoghurt', among other issues.
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I think that 'added sugars' is a technical term that is always plural. Multiple types of sugar are added, hence the plural added sugars.

That sentence is very difficult to read and should be rephrased. At the very least replace that first 'that' by ', which'. Also, 'and lots of fat' is ambiguous, and commas are needed after 'Dairy desserts' and 'yoghurt', among other issues.
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ferdis'that' by ', which'. Also, 'and lots of fat' is ambiguous, and a comma is needed after 'Dairy desserts'
Agree.
ferdisI think that 'added sugars' is a technical term that is always plural. Multiple types of sugar are added
Agree.
Thanks for your insight, Ferdis.

EDIT: I found the singular 'added sugar's ar
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