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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Taste
1. Could you tell me what the difference is between "It takes like an apple" and "It tastes of an apple?"
2. Which one is better between the singular noun and the plural noun of 'apple' in the above sentence? (If only one of them is right, please tell me so)
2. Which one is better between the singular noun and the plural noun of 'apple' in the above sentence? (If only one of them is right, please tell me so)
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" lucas21c It tastes of an apple As it stands, that would be unnatural for most contexts. lucas21c Which one is better between the singular noun and the plural noun of 'apple' in the above sentence? Without further context, use the singular.
- " lucas21c It tastes of an apple As it stands, that would be unnatural for most contexts.
- lucas21c Which one is better between the singular noun and the plural noun of 'apple' in the above sentence?
- Without further context, use the singular.
- It tastes like an apple.
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lucas21c"It takes like an apple"I presume you meant to write "tastes" instead of "takes."
lucas21cIt tastes of an appleAs it stands, that would be unnatural for most contexts.
lucas21cWhich one is better between the singular noun and the plural noun of 'apple' in the above sentence?With
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lucas21cThen, "The soup tastes of mushrooms" is also wrong?'like mushrooms' is much more mainstream. 'tastes of' and 'smells of' is used correctly in your sentence if you mean the soup has a faint taste of mushrooms which are not actually in the soup, but that use of "of" occurs in unexpected contexts in certain regions, e.g., the Atlantic coast states of th
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