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Difference in meaning between the three sentences?

 
 
Reply Fri 26 Apr, 2013 10:46 pm
I have eaten two apples.
I have eaten two pieces of apples.
I have eaten two pieces of fruit.

What is the difference in meaning between the three sentences?

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Reply Sat 27 Apr, 2013 03:37 am
@tanguatlay,
'I have eaten two pieces of apples' is incorrect. You could say 'I have eaten two pieces of apple' which would mean you had one apple, cut it into pieces and ate two pieces. This is not the same as 'I have eaten two apples'.
'I have eaten two pieces of fruit' could mean any kind of fruit. You might have eaten two apples, or an apple and a pear, or a mango and a banana.
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