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Rings on the scales of some fish show the age of the fish. Is the verb show transitive or intransitive?
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In this case, the word "show" is an intransitiveverb.
Intransitive verbs are action verbs that do NOT have an object receiving the action. There is no object receiving the action of the verb "show" so the verb is intransitive.
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Is abound transitive or intransitive?
Intransitive, because it can't take a direct object. In the pond, fish abound. Fish (subject) abound (verb). The pond abounds with fish. Pond (subject) abounds (verb) with fish (prepositional phrase). But never this: The pond abounds fish. Pond (subject) abounds (verb) fish (direct object). That last construction doesn't exist.
What are the different kind of verbs?
Intransitive verbs: the verb only has a subject. For example: "he runs", "it falls." Transitive verbs: the verb has a subject and a direct object. For example: "she eats fish", "we hunt nothing." Ditransitive verbs: the verb has a subject, a direct object, and an indirect object. For example: "He gives her a flower."
What is the main difference between qualitative and quantitative?
A qualitative observation has to do with things you can't count, "The fish has black scales" is a qualitative observation. A quantitative observation has to do with things you can count, "The fish has 125 scales" is a quantitative observation. You can combine these two, an example would be "The fish has 125 black scales."
How do you Use Scale in a sentence?
You didn't say which meaning of the word you wanted to use. If you mean scale as in a device to measure weight, you could say "I stepped on the scale and prayed that I had lost weight." If you mean scale like a fish or reptile has, you could say "I found a snake scale in the woods." If you mean scale like on a map, you could say "The scale of this map is one inch equals one mile." If you mean scale as in to climb, you could say "We plan to scale Mount Baldy this weekend."
Does fish have a long vowel?
unicorn fish
What can scales tell us about fish?
scales can tell you how old a fish is by the number of rings on a scale
Is abound transitive or intransitive?
Intransitive, because it can't take a direct object. In the pond, fish abound. Fish (subject) abound (verb). The pond abounds with fish. Pond (subject) abounds (verb) with fish (prepositional phrase). But never this: The pond abounds fish. Pond (subject) abounds (verb) fish (direct object). That last construction doesn't exist.
Have growth rings been found on fossilized fish scales?
true
Do the scales of a fish fall off as the grow?
Yes, the scales do overlap. The overlapping makes a more complete covering than if the scales butted up to each other. When the fish bends, the overlapped scales have freedom of movement, yet still keep the covering of the body intact.
How do you tell age of fish?
You can tell the age of a fish from the number of growth rings on each of its scales. Each pair of rings represents a year. The dark narrow rings represents winter; the wider, lighter rings represents summer.
Can humans digest fish scales?
No you can not it fish scales.
What fish are covered with?
Most fish are covered with 'scales'
Do fish scales tessellate?
Fish scales do not tessellate, they overlap. Like most scales do.
Does the Alaska pollock have scales?
yes they do all fish have scales All fish do not have scales.
Do trumpet fish have scales?
Yes, trumpet fish do have scales.
When was Fish Scales born?
Fish Scales was born in 1976.
Does lipstk have fish scales in?
yes they do contain fish scales as well as bettle juce
