People sometimes think fire is living because it consumes and uses energy, requires oxygen, and moves through the environment. Fire is actually non-living. A reason why is it cannot eat or breath. ... Although fire needs oxygen to burn, this does not mean it is living.

What is considered an inanimate object?

: a thing that is not alive, such as a rock, a chair, a book, etc.

Is water an inanimate object?

Grammatically inanimate are water, paper, belts, hats, sticks, liver, stomach, head, and legs.