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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Fish is / are

Can I say,

The fish is / are fresh.

The fishmonger's fish is / are fresh.

P/s:

He sells the fish are fresh. (correct?)
  

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If you are talking about more than one fish of the same species it's "fish" if you are talking about more than one species of fish then it's "fishes" So All these sentences are valid: The fish is fresh. The fish are fresh. The fishes are fresh.

— Askshameer

  • If you are talking about more than one fish of the same species it's "fish" if you are talking about more than one species of fish then it's "fishes" So All these sentences are valid: The fish is fresh.
  • The fish are fresh.
  • The fishes are fresh.
  • The fishmonger's fish is fresh.
  • The fishmonger's fish are fresh.
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If you are talking about more than one fish of the same species it's "fish" if
you are talking about more than one species of fish then it's "fishes"

So All these sentences are valid:

The fish is fresh.

The fish are fresh.

The fishes are fresh.

The fishmonger's fish is fresh.

The fishmonger's fish are fresh.

The fishmonger's
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Vincent Teo The fish is / are fresh. Either one. (one fish, three fish)

The fishmonger's fish is / are fresh. Plural is most likely. Singular might work if he's holding up one fish.

In a restaurant you might ask, "Is the fish fresh," referring to their "supply" of fish, not necessarily the one you might order.

P/s:

He
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