Fish lives in the water.

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dido4

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1. Fish lives in the water.
2. Fish live in the water.

Q: Which sentence is right?
Someone told me the second one is right, but I doubt it. Isn't fish
plural?
 

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The second one is right. In this sentence 'fish' is plural, and they live in water.

Compare 'Dogs chase cats'.

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1. Fish lives in the water.
2. Fish live in the water.

Q: Which sentence is right?
Someone told me the second one is right, but I doubt it. Isn't fish
plural?

#2 is correct. "Fish live in water", "Cattle live on land". "Dogs eat meat". Etcetera.
 
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