Maria11lg Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Fish swim or fish swims?
Why we don't say " only a dead fish swims with the flow"?What is the right version ? "fish swim" or fish swims"?
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Singular: 'Only a dead fish swims with the flow'. Plural: 'Only dead fish swim with the flow'.
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Singular: 'Only a dead fish swims with the flow'.
Plural: 'Only dead fish swim with the flow'.
Plural: 'Only dead fish swim with the flow'.
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Hello, Maria—and welcome to English Forums.
Proverbs, particularly anonymous ones, can take various forms. An early (1826) reference to this already 'old saying' is:
The Rev. Mr. Daly, of Powerscourt, a bible crusader of some celebrity, and who prefers an itinerant mode of life, to the quiet, unostentatious discharge of his pastoral duties at home, reminded his hearers of an
Proverbs, particularly anonymous ones, can take various forms. An early (1826) reference to this already 'old saying' is:
The Rev. Mr. Daly, of Powerscourt, a bible crusader of some celebrity, and who prefers an itinerant mode of life, to the quiet, unostentatious discharge of his pastoral duties at home, reminded his hearers of an
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