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big fish, little pondto be a big fish in a little pond
The phrase 'fish school there' means they group or gather in that location. A group of fish is called a school of fish. Therefore, if 'fish school there' they join together to form a school.
The word 'fish' is both a noun and a verb.The noun 'fish' is a word for a type of water dwelling animal and a type of food we eat.The verb 'fish' is to attempt to catch this type of water dwelling animal.I once caught a fish in this lake. (noun)I like to fish in this lake. (verb)A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence, for example:I caught a fish today and brought it home to show my dad. (the pronoun 'it' takes the place of the noun 'fish' in the second part of the sentence)An adjective is a word that describes a noun, for example: I caught a big fish today. (the adjective 'big' describes the noun 'fish')
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.
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big fish, little pondto be a big fish in a little pond
big fish, little pondto be a big fish in a little pond
The infinitive is "to fish". It's a noun, the direct object of the verb "liked".
to be a big fish in a little pond
Yes, fish in this sentence is a noun.In the example sentence, the noun fish is part of the noun phrase 'catching fish', which is the subject of the sentence.
A sentence can become a phrase if you incorporate it into a larger sentence. The statement "I like fish" is a perfectly complete sentence in itself. You could also say "when they asked me what I like to eat, I told them I like fish". Now it's a phrase.
JUAN: The Canadians took everything: our passports, our phones, and even our sunscreen. ELOISE: Well, this is a fine kettle of fish.