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Kyuurism Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

lost their life

Hello. I came across a sentence as follows.

"This book is dedicated to the men that lost their life fighting for the democracy."

Is it OK to use "their life" in this sentence? I thought it should be "lives."
  

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kyuurism Is it OK to use "their life" in this sentence? Not really. " So do I.

— Mister Micawber

  • kyuurism Is it OK to use "their life" in this sentence?
  • Not really.
  • " So do I.
  • 'The' is wrong before 'democracy', too.
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kyuurismIs it OK to use "their life" in this sentence?
Not really.
kyuurismI thought it should be "lives."
So do I. 'The' is wrong before 'democracy', too.
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Thank you.
Then is it sometimes acceptable to use "life" instead of "lives"?
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There it not native, that's all I can say.
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kyuurismThen is it sometimes acceptable to use "life" instead of "lives"?
Not in your example, but it's correct in sentences like this: The life of sailors is hard. (= the kind of life sailors lead, the circumstances in which they live)

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