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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
fish is/are
Are these sentences correct?
1.Fish is cold-blooded.
2.Fish are cold-blooded.
3.The fish is cold-blooded.
4 The fish are cold-blooded.
1.Fish is cold-blooded.
2.Fish are cold-blooded.
3.The fish is cold-blooded.
4 The fish are cold-blooded.
Top answer
I think no. 3 is the correct one.
- I think no.
- 3 is the correct one.
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I think all are grammatically correct. But the meanings are not exactly the same.
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AnonymousAre these sentences correct?The other
1.Fish is cold-blooded.
2.Fish are cold-blooded.If you are talking about the general condition of a group of animals, this is the one that is correct.
3.The fish is cold-blooded.
4 The fish are cold-blooded.
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I would say:
1.Fish is cold-blooded.
– refers to fish as a food. So incorrect.
2.Fish are cold-blooded.
– refers to fish generally. Fine.
3.The fish is cold-blooded.
– refers to a particular fish, or fish in general. Okay; but it's unusual to use it in the latter sense, as "fish" doesn't relate to a genus or family.
4 The fish are col
1.Fish is cold-blooded.
– refers to fish as a food. So incorrect.
2.Fish are cold-blooded.
– refers to fish generally. Fine.
3.The fish is cold-blooded.
– refers to a particular fish, or fish in general. Okay; but it's unusual to use it in the latter sense, as "fish" doesn't relate to a genus or family.
4 The fish are col
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What about these two sentences?
1. There is a lot of fish in this river.
2. There are a lot of fish in this river.
PS the dictionary says that "fish" is singular if we speak about fish as food, and plural if we speak about animals which live in water. However, google search gives results like "there is a lot of fish" AND "there are a lot of fish" in the same context (fishing repo
1. There is a lot of fish in this river.
2. There are a lot of fish in this river.
PS the dictionary says that "fish" is singular if we speak about fish as food, and plural if we speak about animals which live in water. However, google search gives results like "there is a lot of fish" AND "there are a lot of fish" in the same context (fishing repo
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MissLadybird What about these two sentences?
1. There is a lot of fish in this river.
2. There are a lot of fish in this river.
PS the dictionary says that "fish" is singular if we speak about fish as food, and plural if we speak about animals which live in water. However, google search gives results like "there is a lot of fish" AND "there are a lot of fi
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Thanks for the prompt answer! I know I cannot trust google all the time 
One more sentence - just to make it clear: A lo
One more sentence - just to make it clear: A lo
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MissLadybird"Fish" here means "food", that's why they use "is"Whether fish is food has nothing to do with whether you use the plural or singular; the important thing is can it be unitized. So if it were a fillet you would say "I had fish for lunch", where as if it were recognizable as a fish you could say either "I had fish..." or "I had a/two fish...".
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In the Grammar book I use in Sweden, it says:
There are many fish in the sea = meaning many of those "wet animals"
There are many fishes in the sea = meaning many different species of the "wet animals".
It says nothing about when used talking about food. Interesting!
My quesition though, my students answered both:
There are lots of fish in the sea...
There are many fish in the sea = meaning many of those "wet animals"
There are many fishes in the sea = meaning many different species of the "wet animals".
It says nothing about when used talking about food. Interesting!
My quesition though, my students answered both:
There are lots of fish in the sea...
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Hi,
My quesition though, my students answered both:
There are lots of fish in the sea...
There is a lot of fish in the sea...
Both right? Yes.
Clive
My quesition though, my students answered both:
There are lots of fish in the sea...
There is a lot of fish in the sea...
Both right? Yes.
Clive
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