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Jerry Chen

Joined: 26 Jan 2006
Posts: 115

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:29 am Post subject: Need help from English native speakers

Hello, Could you please help me with the following sentences? Which one is correct? Milk is an excellent source of nutrients. Milk is an excellent source of nutrient. Thanks for your help!!

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JBfromWV

Joined: 01 Jan 2009
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Location: USA

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:24 am Post subject: Nutrients

If you check your English dictionary, I believe you'll find that "nutrient" is a count noun. Since there are many nutrients in milk, the plural is required.

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