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Hellenaaa Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Plural or singular?

Bathing means to wash our entire body to remove body odour. We must bathe daily.

In this sentence, should I change 'entire body' to 'entire bodies' because I am speaking to everyone and the rest of my sentences use 'we.' Also should it be 'body odour' or 'body odours?'
  

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' I think if we do it it will sound odd. Instead you can consider this: ( our is removed) Bathing means to wash entire body to remove body odour. We must bathe daily.

  • ' I think if we do it it will sound odd.
  • Instead you can consider this: ( our is removed) Bathing means to wash entire body to remove body odour.
  • We must bathe daily.
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hellenaaaIn this sentence, should I change 'entire body' to 'entire bodies' because I am speaking to everyone and the rest of my sentences use 'we.' Also should it be 'body odour' or 'body odours?'
I think if we do it it will sound odd.

Instead you can consider this: ( our is removed)

Bathing means to wash entire body to remo

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