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Grammar
Why is the correct?
Bananas are a fruit.
I'm well aware that "Bananas are fruits." is grammatically right. What I don't know is why the first example sentence is ok. What's the explanation? Can you please give me more similar sentences? Thanks!
- Ranjit
I'm well aware that "Bananas are fruits." is grammatically right. What I don't know is why the first example sentence is ok. What's the explanation? Can you please give me more similar sentences? Thanks!
- Ranjit
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It's short for "Bananas are a type of fruit" or "The set of all bananas is a subset of the set of all fruit" or "Bananas are examples of a particular kind of fruit". Roses are (examples of) a (certain kind of) flower. = A rose is a flower.
- It's short for "Bananas are a type of fruit" or "The set of all bananas is a subset of the set of all fruit" or "Bananas are examples of a particular kind of fruit".
- Roses are (examples of) a (certain kind of) flower.
- = A rose is a flower.
- = The rose is a flower.
- = Roses are flowers.
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It's short for "Bananas are a type of fruit" or "The set of all bananas is a subset of the set of all fruit" or "Bananas are examples of a particular kind of fruit".
Roses are (examples of) a (certain kind of) flower. = A rose is a flower. = The rose is a flower. = Roses are flowers.
I realize that the use of a plural subject with a singular predicate noun seems troublesome, b
Roses are (examples of) a (certain kind of) flower. = A rose is a flower. = The rose is a flower. = Roses are flowers.
I realize that the use of a plural subject with a singular predicate noun seems troublesome, b
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