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Lcwang  #172094  Tue, 20 Dec 05 05:07 AM

Please advise which of the following sentences is correct:

My favorite fruit is apples and odranges.

My favorite fruits are apples and odranges.

My favorite sport is tennis and basketball.

My favorite sports are tennis and basketball.
  
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julielai  #172098  Tue, 20 Dec 05 05:19 AM

Hi Lcwang,

Which do you think are the right answers? (Hint: the singular/plural agreement)
  
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Lcwang  #172106  Tue, 20 Dec 05 05:34 AM

Hi julielai:

I think the following are correct:

My favorite fruits are apples and odranges.

My favorite sports are tennis and basketball. 

But I am confused as 'fruit' is not a countable noun and often exit in sigular form and is supposed to be followed by a singular verb. And as to 'sports', we often say: My favorite sports is tennis. Is it OK as well to say: My favorite sports are....?

Thank you for your patient.

Lcwang

  
  
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