Question

1197 ✗ The shop sells fruit and vegetables. The shop sells [[fruit]] and vegetables. fruits | fruit

Accepted Answer

fruit The shop sells fruits and vegetables. The shop sells [[fruits]] and vegetables. fruit Fruit (= fruit in general) is an uncountable noun: 'We eat lots of fruit in our family.' 'Would anyone care for a piece of fruit?' (= an orange, apple, pear etc)Fruits (= particular types of fruit) is rarely used in British English.

Idx	1197
Keyword	fruit
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The shop sells fruits and vegetables.
Correct Sentence	The shop sells fruit and vegetables.
Cloze Error Sentence	The shop sells [[fruits]] and vegetables.
Cloze Sentence	The shop sells [[fruit]] and vegetables.
Cloze Answer	fruit
Choices	fruits \| fruit
Explanation	Fruit (= fruit in general) is an uncountable noun: 'We eat lots of fruit in our family.' 'Would anyone care for a piece of fruit?' (= an orange, apple, pear etc) Fruits (= particular types of fruit) is rarely used in British English.

Fruit Shop Sells Vegetables General Uncountable Noun Eat