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ShaNap Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Mass noun

Can someone tell me if FISH is a mass noun or just a "simple" non-count noun?
By mass noun I mean: contains different types or subcategories (like furniture and people).

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The creature that swims is a fish. Fish is a count noun, though the plural form is usually the same as the singular. The word can refer to a single creature, or to a type.

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  • The creature that swims is a fish.
  • Fish is a count noun, though the plural form is usually the same as the singular.
  • The word can refer to a single creature, or to a type.
  • I caught a fish yesterday.
  • I caught three fish yesterday.
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The creature that swims is a fish. Fish is a count noun, though the plural form is usually the same as the singular.

The word can refer to a single creature, or to a type.

I caught a fish yesterday.
I caught three fish yesterday. Two were trout, and one was a catfish.
There are at least a dozen species of fish in our local pond.

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