This was fun, made me hungry.
Why are the fruit in : "les sorbets au citron et à la fraise" singular, while in the pie "aux framboises" they are plural?
This was fun, made me hungry.
Why are the fruit in : "les sorbets au citron et à la fraise" singular, while in the pie "aux framboises" they are plural?
Bonjour Lorraine,
What a wonderful question! I am hungry too now. Here is the general view on it:
because it is a general flavour and the appearance of the fruit has completely changed.
because it is assumed that the fruits are accountable and can still be seen (their aspect hasn’t changed too much).
However, it is not a strict universal rule. The grammarians don’t always agree with one another either.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée!
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