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There is and there are... | it's fruit / these are fruits
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fruit vs fruits #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:13 am   fruit vs fruits
 

Hi. It's me again. Embarassed

I was once in a review course for the teaching licensure exams. And I remember one of the speakers told us that "fruit" was different from "fruits". But for the life of me, I just can't recall why! I really need your help. This question has been on my mind for the past few weeks already and I'm starting to lose sleep. Crying or Very sad

When do you use "fruit" and "fruits"? Shocked
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fruit vs fruits #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:35 am   fruit vs fruits
 

Hi,

'Fruit' is the overall description and 'fruits' refers to individual types/names of fruit. We can say: Fruit is good for your health but We have a wide selection of fruits on the menu - apples, bananas, grapes, melons ....

Hope this helps you to sleep better at night!

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fruit vs fruits #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:36 am   fruit vs fruits
 

Thanks, Alan. I really appreciate it. And yeah, I'll sleep better tonight! Laughing
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fruit vs fruits #4 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 14:59 pm   fruit vs fruits
 

Thanks!!!!
I've been searching for that for ages!!!!
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