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Old 29-Oct-2004, 12:47
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Originally Posted by jack
1. Those are nice fish you got there. (Isn't that incorrect? The subject doesn't agree with the verb?)
Huh? 'are' is plural and 'fish' is plural. :D The word 'fish' is like the word sheep: They have the exact same form in the singular and the plural:

Singular: I like your fish. What is its name?
Plural: I like your fish. What are their names?

'fish' doesn't take -s, ever, not even in the plural, unless that is, you're using it to refer to species of fish, and then -es is added, giving fishes.

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Was this a typo? Is 'carries' supposed to be 'carry'?
Yes. Thank you for catching that. :D It's a typo.
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