Are fruits and vegetables countable or uncountable nouns?

If your looking for a rule on when to say fruits (with an s) and when to say fruit (singular), well, good luck with that. Here are some examples where it's used properly and the meaning: 1. I want some fruit. (Means: one or more pieces) 2. read more

Fruits are generally countable nouns (I can't think of any exceptions off the top of my head, but knowing English, they probably exist); you can count them: apples, oranges, bananas, melons. Vegetables are a mixed bag. Broccoli, celery, lettuce, and spinach are uncountable nouns. read more

Uncountable nouns are nouns that not able to be counted. They usually do not have a plural form. rarrExamples: rain, earth, wine Fruit and vegetables are able to be counted - and they have a plural form, so they are countable nouns. read more

Indeed,"fruit" is considered as an uncountable noun, but only in reference to fruit as a category of foods. We can certainly say"fruits", but this tends to refer to different types of fruits (e.g."apples, bananas and mandarins are fruits eaten throughout the world" but"fruit is widely consumed throughout the world"). read more

Welcome to the forum. Ah, the English language at its most illogical! Indeed,"fruit" is considered as an uncountable noun, but only in reference to fruit as a category of foods. read more