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Nicetomeetyou Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Disease and illness
Should I use “disease” as a countable noun or an uncountable noun?
Many patients feel more comfortable at home than in hospital. So receiving home care helps cure their disease(s).
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nicetomeetyou Many patients feel more comfortable at home than in hospital. So receiving home care helps cure their disease(s). "diseases" would be correct grammatically, but as a whole it reads a bit oddly.
- nicetomeetyou Many patients feel more comfortable at home than in hospital.
- So receiving home care helps cure their disease(s).
- "diseases" would be correct grammatically, but as a whole it reads a bit oddly.
- As well as "cure their disease(s)" being faintly odd in the context, another problem is that the second sentence contains no contrast to reflect the first.
- Something like this would read better: Many patients feel more comfortable at home than in hospital, so they may get better more quickly when they receive home care rather than hospital treatment.
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nicetomeetyouMany patients feel more comfortable at home than in hospital. So receiving home care helps cure their disease(s).
"diseases" would be correct grammatically, but as a whole it reads a bit oddly. As well as "cure their disease(s)" being faintly odd in the context, another problem is that the second sentence contains no contrast to reflect the fir
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