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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Vitamin/vitamins and protein/proteins

We need vitamins.

We need vitamin.

Oranges are full of vitamins.

We need protein.

We need proteins.

Meat is full of protein.

Out of the 5 examples, which are the correct ones?
  

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We need vitamins. Oranges are full of vitamins. We need protein.

  • We need vitamins.
  • Oranges are full of vitamins.
  • We need protein.
  • We need proteins.
  • ( less common ) Meat is full of protein.
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3 Answers
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We need vitamins.

Oranges are full of vitamins.

We need protein.

We need proteins. (less common)

Meat is full of protein.
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Thanks!

English is so complicated!

You can use 'protein' but you can't use 'vitamin'.
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Yes, it is. But you see, 'protein' is a substance, while 'vitamin' is not.

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