Banana banana--gt; bananas

Hamburger hamburger--gt; hamburgers

Tomato--gt; tomatoes

Ice cream ice cream--gt;ice creams

Salad--gt;salads

Strawberry--gt; strawberries

Pear pear--gt;pears

Milk milk--gt; uncountable

Bread bread--gt; uncountable

Food food--gt; uncountable

orange orange--gt; oranges

vegetable--gt; vegetables

fruit fruit--gt; fruits

rice rice--gt; Uncountable

Carrots carrot--gt; carrots

Chicken chicken--gt; Uncountable

Eggs egg--gt; eggs

star star--gt; stars

Problem--gt; problems

salad:

■It means "salad", if it is regarded as Matter, uncountable. Such as:

He eats nothing but salad. He eats only salad.

Sometimes I had salad for supper.

Dinner includes soup, entree, salad, and two vegetables. Dinner includes soup, entree, salad, and two vegetables.

■If it refers to "a salad" or "a plate of salad", it can be counted. For example:

I’ll mix a salad. I’ll mix a plate of lettuce.

I'll just take a small salad, please. I just want a small salad.

It only takes a minute to make a salad.

Ice cream:

■It means "ice cream". If it is regarded as a substance, it is uncountable. For example:

I give one yuan for ice cream. I spend one yuan to buy ice cream.

What kind of ice cream do you want? Which ice cream do you want?

Ice cream is my favorite sweet. Ice cream is my favorite sweet.

Both young and old like ice cream. Both young and old like to eat ice cream.

■If it refers to "an ice cream" or "a portion of ice cream", it can be counted. For example:

I want a strawberry ice cream. I want a strawberry ice cream.

The boy has one ice-cream every day. The boy has one ice-cream every day.

There is not much of a market for ice cream in the winter. There is not much demand for ice cream in winter.