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izulia
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Fruit or Fruits?
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Hello dear teachers,
I need your help, which sentence is correct?
I bought lots of fruits.
or
I bought lots of fruit.
or are both sentences correct?
I remember reading somewhere that the word �fruit � can be used when we talk about lots of fruits, but I am not quite sure. So which one is correct?
Thank you very much! |
2 Nov 2010
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Kike L.S.
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The second one is correct since you are referring to the general category. You use the word fruit as countable noun when you refer to an individual piece of fruit; for example: A bana is a fruit. |
2 Nov 2010
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izulia
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Thank you for your explanation, but could you please give me an example when the word �fruit � can be used in plural as a countable noun?
Thank you |
2 Nov 2010
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Hazza
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THere is plenty of fruit on the table!
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2 Nov 2010
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PhilipR
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Fruit - plural fruit (U) or fruits (C)
"Fruits" - specifically referring to different kinds of fruits
"Fruit" - referring to fruit in general
You can use both in your example, although lots of fruit is probably more common..
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2 Nov 2010
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sulekra
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Two examples to back up Phillip �s examplation:)
There were lots of fruits on the table. I could name about 15 types, but there were some I had never seen before!
There was lots of fruit on the table. They must have bought at least 25kgs of it!
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2 Nov 2010
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Vickiii
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The fruits of my labour is the only time I can think of when you would use the word fruits.
Fruit is plural for fruit just like sheep is plural for sheep.
I don�t think the above examples are correct - It doesn�t matter how many different types of fruit is on the table - I would still use the word fruit.
Of course I can be wrong...
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2 Nov 2010
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Apodo
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I would use FRUIT on almost every occasion...EXCEPT if I want to talk about types of fruit:
There are some FRUITS I like more than others. |
2 Nov 2010
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douglas
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I ate a lot of fruit yesterday.
I ate five different fruits: mangoes, kiwis, bananas, oranges, and pineapples.
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2 Nov 2010
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67Englishteacher
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I �ve often wondered: if you made a pictionary, would you rather entitle it "fruit and vegetables" or "fruits and vegetables"? I suppose both are correct, but which sounds more natural?
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2 Nov 2010
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jpricejg
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Both are technically correct but "fruit and vegetables," would sound more natural to a native speaker. |
2 Nov 2010
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