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Mitsuo23 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
body as a uncountable noun
Hi,
Can "body" be used as a uncountable noun?
I mean, I know you could say, "Mind and body are closely related" and this "body" totally DOES make sense to me. But just in case and in order to make sure the definition I look it up and found no definition as a uncountable noun in the context.
Would anyone explain why? Is this the one of those irregular expressions English occasionally have? Or do you use body as uncountable regularly?
Thank you,
M
Can "body" be used as a uncountable noun?
I mean, I know you could say, "Mind and body are closely related" and this "body" totally DOES make sense to me. But just in case and in order to make sure the definition I look it up and found no definition as a uncountable noun in the context.
Would anyone explain why? Is this the one of those irregular expressions English occasionally have? Or do you use body as uncountable regularly?
Thank you,
M
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mitsuwao23 Or do you use body as uncountable regularly? No. Why don't you tell us where you'd like to use it?
- mitsuwao23 Or do you use body as uncountable regularly?
- No.
- Why don't you tell us where you'd like to use it?
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mitsuwao23 Or do you use body as uncountable regularly?No. Why don't you tell us where you'd like to use it?
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mitsuwao23Can "body" be used as an uncountable noun?Yes.
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mitsuwao23Mind and body are closely related.I would explain it like this. mind and body are being used as abstract nouns here, so they don't take an article even though they are countable in most other contexts. You could put them in the plural, but that would make them sound more concrete than abstract.
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Thanks for the beautiful explanations. It seems my understanding is correct. 
M
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