like + plural, like + singular (without article / this / your...) ?

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like + plural, like + singular (without article / this / your...) ?

moravc

like + plural, like + singular (without article / this / your...) ?

I think this is ok: She likes ice-cream. She likes watching TV. She likes rabbits.

I have always seen sentences following these rules:

Subject like activity+ing. Subject like to bare verb.

Subject like uncountable noun. Subject like plural countable noun.

Subject like this/the/your singular countrable noun.

I have never seen: Subject like noun. (no article / possessive / pronoun)

She likes rabbit. She likes ant. She likes cherry. She likes computer. She likes turtle.

She doesnďż˝t like snake. She doesnďż˝t like lemon. She doesnďż˝t like scorpion. She doesnďż˝t like shark.

Are these sentences correct???

23 Mar 2010

lshorton99

She likes rabbit is correct if you are talking about the food - it ďż˝s the same as She likes chicken - She likes rabbits means the animal.

You could also say She doesn ďż˝t like lemon - meaning the flavour or the colour as opposed to the fruit.

The rest are incorrect.

Hope that helps!

23 Mar 2010

Zora

Yes, ishorton is correct. The sentences need an article or determiner. - Although, "she doesn ďż˝t like shark." also falls into the chicken or rabbit category! Yum... or yuck! LOL

LOL

23 Mar 2010

moravc

Thatďż˝s just what I thought... :-)
When we talk about animals and fruits, we should add plural -s...
When we talk about uncountable meat or flavour, we can use singular...

I like chickens because they are so cute. I like sharks because they are so strong!
He doesnďż˝t like lemons because they are sour.
I like chicken/shark (meat).
He doesnďż˝t like lemon (flavour / ice-cream...)

The problem is: many students tend to omit the determiners / articles...

24 Mar 2010

lshorton99

People eat sharks, Linda? Next you ďż˝ll be telling me that unicorns aren ďż˝t real... Wink

Wink

24 Mar 2010

Zora

*gasp* What do you mean unicorns aren ďż˝t real? Shocked

Shocked

Of course, they are! So are leprechauns and Santa Claus! Wink

Wink

24 Mar 2010

moravc

Guess what! We can meet Rusalkas near a lake or a forrest... Really!
Rusalkas are soo beautiful! Remember The Little Mermaid?
Rusalka is the most beautiful creature in the world. She can dance beautifully, she almost flies in the air and she can sing nicely... She often helps kids in need...
For those who get seasick: forget mermaids, search for rusalkas :-)

24 Mar 2010

lshorton99

Ok - i ďż˝m off to find me a Rusalka! Perhaps I can ask a unicorn to show me the way...

24 Mar 2010

Olindalima ( F )

Hi Linda

Forgot about about the monster of Lochness? or don ďż˝t you like that guy?

For me they are all lovely friends, and I invite them, quite frequently, to have dinner, or just a cup of tea.

What will we be, if we didn ďż˝t have all these supercalifragilixexperalidous friends?

" Good night ladies, we ďż˝re going to leave you now
Merrily you roll around, roll around........."

kisses
linda

24 Mar 2010

yanogator

Shark is a definite "yum"! It is fish that has a texture closer to steak than to most fish. Swordfish is similar in taste and texture.

Bruce

24 Mar 2010

zailda

Hi!

Here in Brazil shark is one of the favorite fish, but I don ďż˝t know if people are aware of what they are eating, because it has a different name when referring to food. If it had the same name as the animal, I guess it ďż˝d be "yuchďż˝; with another name, definitely "yum".

24 Mar 2010