The word catch is a noun (catch, catches) and a verb (catch, catches, catching, caught). Example uses:
Noun: That was a great catch, Mark!
Verb: I can catch the five o'clock train.
The plural noun of catch is catches.
The plural noun of catch is catches.
The plural form of the noun catch is catches.The possessive form of the noun catch is catch's.
There is no standard collective noun for a group of 'catches'. The word 'catch' is used as a collective noun for a catch of fish.
It is a Noun
The term 'playing catch' is a noun phrase or a predicate.A 'noun phrase' is a group of words based on a noun that functions as a noun in a sentence. A noun functions as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.A 'predicate' is the verb and all of the words that follow it related to that verb.Examples:Playing catch will get them some fresh air. (noun phrase, subject of the sentence)We like playing catch when we're bored. (noun phrase, direct object of the verb 'like')I have some time for playing catch. (noun phrase, object of the preposition 'for')He was playing catch with his brother. (predicate, the noun 'catch' is the direct object of the verb 'was playing')
"Catch" can be either a noun or a verb. Example as a noun: "That suitcase has a broken catch." Example as a verb, "If an outfielder catches a fly ball in baseball, the batter is out."
The term "a catch of fish" is a noun phrase, a group of words based on a noun or pronoun, without a verb, that can function in a sentence as a subject, object of a verb or a preposition.EXAMPLESHis catch of fish was left in the kitchen sink. (subject of the sentence)He had a nice catch of fish. (direct object of the verb 'had')She had an insulated cooler for her catch of fish. (object of the preposition 'for')The noun 'fish' is the object of the preposition 'of'.The noun 'catch' is a singular, common, concrete noun.The noun 'fish' is an uncountable, common, concrete noun.
The cupboard catch is jammed
Catches is the plural. The singular form of the noun is catch.
The noun 'catch' is a singular, common noun.The noun 'catch' is a concrete noun as a word for an act of seizure or capture; an amount of fish taken at one time; a device that fastens; a game involving throwing a ball; an informal word for a person who will make a good husband or wife.The noun 'catch' is an abstract noun as a word for a hidden difficulty with something.
There is no specified collective noun for 'catch'; any collective noun appropriate for the circumstance will work, for example a series of catches, a run of catches, etc.