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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Body vs the body
Uncountable nouns (these are nouns that you cannot count)
Example: Water is good for the body.
The injured man went to the hospital to get help.
http://www.liliansenglishplace.com/2013/03/13/the-zero-o-article/
I understand that "water" is uncountable as you can't put the number in front of it but can't figure out whether "body" is countable or uncountable in the context. Please also help me to understand the use of "the" before "body"?
Thanks
Example: Water is good for the body.
The injured man went to the hospital to get help.
http://www.liliansenglishplace.com/2013/03/13/the-zero-o-article/
I understand that "water" is uncountable as you can't put the number in front of it but can't figure out whether "body" is countable or uncountable in the context. Please also help me to understand the use of "the" before "body"?
Thanks
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Body is countable. A forensic scientist is trained to examine victim's bodies to determine the cause of death. This is a good dictionary that gives examples of countable and mass (non-count) nouns.
- Body is countable.
- A forensic scientist is trained to examine victim's bodies to determine the cause of death.
- This is a good dictionary that gives examples of countable and mass (non-count) nouns.
- com/dictionary/english/body More examples: Water is good for the body.
- Meditation is good for the mind.
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Body is countable.
A forensic scientist is trained to examine victim's bodies to determine the cause of death.
This is a good dictionary that gives examples of countable and mass (non-count) nouns.
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