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 #2 (permalink) Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:48 am fruit |
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'Fruit' can be countable or uncountable, but the countable form refers to different kinds of fruit only. As such, these sentences are correct:
(Speaking of a nearly empty basket of bananas) There isn't much fruit in this basket.
(Speaking of a nearly empty basket of bananas, grapes and lemons) There isn't much fruit in this basket.
(Speaking of a full basket of lemons and grapefruit) There aren't many fruits in this basket.
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:50 am fruit |
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Hello,
Well , in my opinion "fruit" is a countable noun , so we say " many fruits " and not "much fruit .Fruit can be used without article in genralisation for example"Fruit gives us a lot of energy" but when we specify "which fruit" we've to use the article us in"The fruit I bought it yesterday is so delecious"we can also use the preposition "some" ,as an exemple "Some fruit is so expensive".
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:53 am fruit |
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Well, you have just contradicted yourself. 'Some fruit is' is an uncountable example.
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:56 am fruit |
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Yes , but when we talk about fruit , we 're able to count it and here the problem .
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:03 am fruit |
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No problem. Please read my first post.
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:05 am fruit |
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| Ok , no problem and thanks a lot. |
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| I woild like toknow the difference between: air conditioning and air conditioner. Thanks! |
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| #9 (permalink) Mon Sep 27, 2010 23:06 pm fruit |
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The first is the system; the second is the machine.
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| #10 (permalink) Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:03 am fruit |
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ok but which is the most correct":
switch on the air conditioner?
switch on the air conditioning?
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install the air conditioner or
install the air conditioning? |
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| #11 (permalink) Sat Oct 02, 2010 13:54 pm fruit |
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Both of the first pair sound reasonable, but use only the first member of the second pair.
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