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Grammar and Linguistics > Which one is correct?
Which one is correct?
parksunghye
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Which one is correct?
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Hello, dear teachers.
Please help me.
Which one is correct grammatically?
Q: What �s your favorite fruit?
A: -My favorite fruit is the grapes.
- My favorite fruit is the grape.
- My favorite fruit is a grape. |
7 Dec 2014
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yanogator
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The best answer is "My favorite fruit is grapes." Since that isn �t there, I �ll go with "the grape". The other two are definitely wrong. Bruce |
7 Dec 2014
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samahdaba1983**
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�my favorite fruit is a grape " is definitely wrong . But why "my favorite fruit is the grapes " is wrong too? Thanks. |
7 Dec 2014
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douglas
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because you are talking about grapes in general; "the" refers to some specific grapes (e.g. the grapes that my grandfather grows) |
8 Dec 2014
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dackala
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1My favorite fruit is grapes. � as you don �t have specific fruit. I agree with Bruce! |
8 Dec 2014
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thegreatdanabusa
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They �re all wrong. My favourite fruit is the apple. |
8 Dec 2014
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parksunghye
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Thank you for prompt answer and clear explanation, Bruce and Douglas. It was very helpful. Thanks for your interest and joke., dackala and thegreatdanabusa. I love this forum. |
8 Dec 2014
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