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There were a lot of food vs There was a lot of fruit

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'There were a lot of food' is not commonly used because 'food' is usually an uncountable noun. On the other hand, 'there was a lot of fruit' is correct because 'fruit' is an uncountable noun. Therefore, 'there was a lot of fruit' is the more appropriate and commonly used phrase.

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There were a lot of food

This phrase is not commonly used in English. 'Food' is usually treated as an uncountable noun.

Instead of using 'food' as a countable noun, it is better to use it as an uncountable noun. For countable nouns, use 'types of food' or 'dishes'.
  • Feb 17, 2019 ... "...there were a lot of food insecure families that struggle when schools are closed." Lisa Youngblood Hall, Communications Director for ...
  • Apr 10, 2022 ... There were a lot of food options at different times. What about it?” Jane Austen Ball 2018 | Ballroom Dance Club (Photo of Kittredge Dining ...
  • Oct 2, 2023 ... There were a lot of food options but lines could get a little rough, maybe 30 min wait. I liked what Little Pub did: set menu, prepped items ...
  • Feb 1, 2015 ... It was huge, it was loud, there were so many birthday groups but there were a lot of food stations; Chinese, Japanese, Seafood, Indian, Thai ...
  • Sep 22, 2024 ... There were a lot of food and drink options available, and this year they added apple cider slushies, which were really refreshing. I also ...
  • There were a lot of food vendors as well as rave apparel and accessory vendors to explore. There were many activities to do aside from catching sets if you ...
  • Nov 5, 2018 ... ... there were a lot of food remnants round her mouth and moisture/food dribble under her chin which was causing her neck to be red and sore and ...
  • May 7, 2023 ... During this run, there were a lot of food and drink stations. I think the first food station was after 10 km, and repeated every 5 km after ...
  • Oct 12, 2022 ... celebrated my birthday last week at the BEST buffet place ever. we literally ate for 3.5 hours straight bc there were a lot of food & they ...

Alternatives:

  • there was a lot of food
  • there were a lot of dishes
  • there were many types of food

There was a lot of fruit

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. 'Fruit' is an uncountable noun.

Use 'there was a lot of fruit' when referring to a large quantity of fruit. 'Fruit' is treated as an uncountable noun in this context.
  • There was a lot of fruit talk. You can see … Read More →. I got to hang out with Andy Kindler this week, known for his role of Mort on Bob's Burgers and also ...
  • There was a lot of fruit talk. You can see him this weekend at Bridgetown Comedy Festival and he as an awesome Twitter. Check it. I got to hang out with Andy ...
  • ... there's a lot of noise in there too.' Similarly with apples and fruit for example: ' There was a lot of fruit in the basket, but there weren't many apples on the tree.' ...
  • There was a lot of fruit on this tree. Similarly yok There is not, There are not becomes yoktu There was not, There were not. Garajda hiç araba yoktu. There wasn't ...

Alternatives:

  • there was a lot of produce
  • there was a large quantity of fruit
  • there was an abundance of fruit

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