elcid  +  55811 Wed, 17 Nov 04 11:28 AM I think these two sentences are correct "she had gone to buy fruits." "the mother feeds the poors" but it was given that the plural used here is wrong here;in fact, it was written that these words always exist in singular form. elcid Joined on Thu, Sep 16 2004 Junior Member 87 Plurals

	Mister Micawber  +  55847 Wed, 17 Nov 04 02:32 PM 'Fruits' is normally used when we are discussing the different types-- 'among the fruits, citrus fruits are higher in vitamin C than other fruits'. In daily conversation, 'fruit' is usually uncountable-- 'she had gone to buy fruit'. There is some individual variation in this usage, however. 'Poor' is a different case: it is the nominal use of an adjective, and these are uncountable. 'The mother feeds the poor', 'the rich get richer', 'the sick and wounded were left to die'. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,493 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Plurals, Conversations