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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

How do we say them?

Hi,

Please help.

1. How do we ask when we want to know how many fish there are?

How many fish is (are??) there?

2. What is the difference?

What kind of things do you shop for?

What kinds of things are you looking for?

3. Can you say this phrase?

these kind of things
  

Top answer

1. Yes. How many fish are there?

  • 1.
  • Yes.
  • How many fish are there?
  • 'Fish' is both singular and plural in Standard English.
  • The same as 'sheep'.
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1. Yes.

How many fish are there? 'Fish' is both singular and plural in Standard English. The same as 'sheep'. However, many English native speaker children as well as adult Geordies from the North East of English also say 'fishes'. But this regarded as none standard by many speakers.

2. What kind of things do you shop for? Present Simple i

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