Vincent Teo  +  399509 Thu, 02 Aug 07 11:15 AM Can I say, (a) The fisherman caught a big fish. (b) The fisherman caught fish / caught many fish. (c) His hobby is keeping fish / a  / the fish in the fish tank. (d) He caught the fish. (e) His hobby is keeping (a) gold fish. (f) My hobby is keeping pet. Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660

	Mister Micawber  +  399515 Thu, 02 Aug 07 11:50 AM You can use these: (a) The fisherman caught a big fish. (b) The fisherman caught fish / caught many fish. (c) His hobby is keeping fish / a fish / the fish in the fish tank. (d) He caught the fish. (e) His hobby is keeping (a) goldfish. (f) My hobby is keeping pets / a pet. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,760 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Vincent Teo  +  399536 Thu, 02 Aug 07 12:37 PM (e) His hobby is keeping goldfish.      His hobby is keeping a goldfish. You mean both correct? Vincent Teo

	Mister Micawber  +  399570 Thu, 02 Aug 07 02:27 PM Why did you put the 'a' in parentheses in your original sentence, Vincent? Mister Micawber