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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Life vs. Lives
A. You, kids, go on with your life.
B. You, kids, go on with your lives.
C. You, two, get a life.
D. You, two, get lives.
E. Our life is precious.
F. Our lives are precious.
G. They experience hardship in their life.
H. They experience hardship in their lives.
I. The life of this people is in danger.
J. The lives of this people are in danger.
1. Which sentences above is correct? I understand a person has only one life, but I wonder which ones above are reasonable.
2. Which is correct? You, people, yourself or you, people, yourselves?
B. You, kids, go on with your lives.
C. You, two, get a life.
D. You, two, get lives.
E. Our life is precious.
F. Our lives are precious.
G. They experience hardship in their life.
H. They experience hardship in their lives.
I. The life of this people is in danger.
J. The lives of this people are in danger.
1. Which sentences above is correct? I understand a person has only one life, but I wonder which ones above are reasonable.
2. Which is correct? You, people, yourself or you, people, yourselves?
Top answer
B not A. And 'get on with your lives'? C not D.
- B not A.
- And 'get on with your lives'?
- C not D.
- 'Get a life' is a phrase - it's the same whether you're talking to 1 person or more than 1.
- E/F - F really, but E may be short for 'our own life is precious to each one of us'.
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B not A. And 'get on with your lives'?
C not D. 'Get a life' is a phrase - it's the same whether you're talking to 1 person or more than 1.
E/F - F really, but E may be short for 'our own life is precious to each one of us'.
H not G - more than 1 person, more than 1 life
I/J - people is plural, so 'lives of these people are in danger'. But you can use 'people' as singular, me
C not D. 'Get a life' is a phrase - it's the same whether you're talking to 1 person or more than 1.
E/F - F really, but E may be short for 'our own life is precious to each one of us'.
H not G - more than 1 person, more than 1 life
I/J - people is plural, so 'lives of these people are in danger'. But you can use 'people' as singular, me
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Thank you, deborah, for answering all my questions. You've explained everything well.
deborah_dH not G - more than 1 person, more than 1 lifeJust one question, can't we say "in their own life", the same reason as E?
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you can use 'own' in either context, but if it's 'their' (i.e. plural) it will be 'lives', so 'people have to take care of their own lives'
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