Saturday, June 25, 2011

Is food countable or uncountable?

The word food can be either countable or uncountable. When talking about food generally, it is uncountable. Observe the following examples:

I love food.
Farmers grow food.
Great food makes people happy.

When food is referred to by type, it is countable. For example,

Spaghetti is a food.
The supermarket down the street sells many foods. (Many types of food)
Ice cream is not a healthy food.

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