Fruit is a food such as apples or pears.
The idea
Use fruit for the food in general. Fruits can refer to different kinds.
Examples
- We eat fruit after dinner.
- The fruit is in the blue bowl.
- These fruits grow in warm places.
- Please wash the fruit first.
- Fresh fruit makes a good snack.
- The shop sells tropical fruits.
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Watch out
Do not normally say a fruit for an unspecified serving; say some fruit or name the item.
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Choose the correct answer. I eat ___ for breakfast. (fruit / fruits)
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fruit
Fruit names food generally.
Choose the correct answer. The book describes many kinds of tropical ___. (fruits / fruites)
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fruits
Fruits refers to kinds.
Choose the correct answer. Would you like ___ after lunch? (some fruit / a fruit)
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some fruit
Some fruit gives an unspecified amount.
Practice round
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Choose the correct answer. I eat ___ for breakfast. (fruit / fruits)
Choose the correct answer. The book describes many kinds of tropical ___. (fruits / fruites)
Choose the correct answer. Would you like ___ after lunch? (some fruit / a fruit)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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