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puzzle
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 Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: fruit or fruits |
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Dear teachers,
There is a sentence like this" The shop has a variety of fruit".Can we use "fruits" here? And when to use the plural form?
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Mister Micawber
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:12 am Post subject: |
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Yes, you could, but native speakers seldom use 'fruits' unless they are writing a paper on pomiculture.
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bud
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| With the singular, the focus is on all of the fruits as one entity. With the plural, the focus is on each individual type of fruit. Either usage is OK. |
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