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Snappy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

(the) seeds of/in (the) melon(s)

Are the following sentence structures grammatically okay if I want to mean that melon seeds are rich in protein?

1. The seeds of the melon are rich in protein.
2. The seeds of a melon are rich in protein.
3. The seeds of melons are rich in protein.
4. A seed of the melon is rich in protein.
5. A seed of a melon is rich in protein.
6. Seeds of melons are rich in protein.
7. The seeds in the melon are rich in protein.
8. The seeds in a melon are rich in protein.
9. The seeds in melons are rich in protein.
  

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They are OK if you don't care if you are speaking about one melon in particular, or one seed in particular, or melon seeds in general.

  • They are OK if you don't care if you are speaking about one melon in particular, or one seed in particular, or melon seeds in general.
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They are OK if you don't care if you are speaking about one melon in particular, or one seed in particular, or melon seeds in general.

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