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.