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Lcchang

#258780 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:00 AM

Do native speakers say

fruit and vegetables

fruits and vegetables

Please see the following sentence:

The food, fruits and vegetables, was on the tables.

Does it look ok to you?

Please advise.

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Inchoateknowledge

#258785 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:19 AM

fruits and vegetables
The food, fruits and vegetables, was on the tables.

food is anything that sustains your body. Thus, fruits and vegetables are foods.

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Lcchang

#258788 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:25 AM

Inchoateknowledge wrote:
fruits and vegetables
The food, fruits and vegetables, was on the tables.

food is anything that sustains your body. Thus, fruits and vegetables are foods.

Foods? why? Please advise.

Lcchang

Inchoateknowledge

#258797 Thu, 24 Aug 06 10:44 AM

food is either C or U.
they are foods means each of them is food.

Inchoateknowledge