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Grammar fix

fast food

quick meal

Food that is made and served very quickly, usually from a restaurant or takeaway, and is often not very healthy.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • We grabbed some fast food on our way home because we didn't have time to cook.daily life
  • In my country, many people eat fast food when they are busy, but I try to avoid it because it's not very healthy.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: fast food (uncountable noun)

WrongI eat a lot of fast foods.

RightI eat a lot of fast food.

Uncountable — no plural.

Patternfast food (uncountable noun)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I consume expeditiously prepared cuisine too often.

Natural I eat too much fast food.

'Expeditiously prepared cuisine' is absurd; 'fast food' is the standard term.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • fast food
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Don't confuse it

Do not confuse with 'junk food', which means unhealthy food in general, not just food served quickly.

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