Jasmine Le
Hi guys šŸ‘‹, Should I use "them" or "it" in this sentence? "I usually buy some fish from the market and grill THEM/IT by myself." Thank you. 😊
12 Š½Š¾ŃŠ±. 2021 г., 3:53
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It’s correct and natural either way. ā€œSomeā€ can be used with plural countable nouns (ā€œsome birdsā€) or singular mass nouns (ā€œsome waterā€). It can also be used with a singular countable noun, although the meaning is a bit different (ā€œsome dogā€). ā€œFishā€ can be countable (if we’re talking about the individual fish) or a mass noun (if we’re talking about the meat). For live fish, it would be countable, but for fish at the market, either way would be fine. ā€œFishā€ is irregular in that the plural has the same exact form as the singular: ā€œFishā€. For this reason, we can interpret ā€œsome fishā€ as either singular or plural — and if singular, as either a countable noun or a mass noun.
12 Š½Š¾ŃŠ±Ń€Ń 2021 г.
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As Phil has explained, you can use either ā€˜them’ or ā€˜it’ in this case. ā€˜Them’ refers to the fish as a group, while ā€˜it’ treats them collectively as your meal. ā€˜What did you have for dinner ?’ ā€˜I had grilled fish’ ā€˜Was it nice ?’ ā€˜Yes, it was good, I liked it’
12 Š½Š¾ŃŠ±Ń€Ń 2021 г.
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'Some fish' implies more than one. So THEM is the correct answer.
12 Š½Š¾ŃŠ±Ń€Ń 2021 г.
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"Them" sounds perfect.
12 Š½Š¾ŃŠ±Ń€Ń 2021 г.
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