[Grammar] Is "Fish live under water." correct or not?

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lcat

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Hi Teacher,

Is "Fish live under water" correct or not? Or We need to say "Fish live in water"? Thanks!

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Hi. [STRIKE]teachers,[/STRIKE] Unnecessary. We have very helpful non-teachers here too.

Is "Fish live under water" correct [STRIKE]or not?[/STRIKE] or do we need to say "Fish live in water"?

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[STRIKE]Lcat[/STRIKE] Unnecessary. We can see your username on your post.

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

Note my corrections and comments above. Both sentences are grammatically correct but most people would use "in water".
 

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Both sentences are grammatical. However, since fish cannot live on or above water, only the second version is natural.
 
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