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Paragraph 1He added that the Wild Department would station officers in the 1)villages.He advised 2)the villagers not to 3)take matters into their hands.He also said that the tigers only attacked 4)on the cattle and there had not been any attacks on 4)humans.Questions1)Why use villages? It means there are not only one village but more?2)Can I use the village to replace the villagers?3)What is meant by take matters into their hands, is it a phrase?4)a)Can 'on' be left out before 'attacked', what is the difference if it work?   b)the cattle here implies a general idea of cattle, is it correct?For instance,The giraffa has a tall neck.Here means a general idea or all giraffa,no a particular one.Correct?5)What is the difference between human, human being, mankind and man?

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He added that the Wild Department would station officers in the 1)villages.He advised 2)the villagers not to 3)take matters into their hands.He also said that the tigers only attacked 4)on the cattle and there had not been any attacks on 4)humans.

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1)Why use villages? It means there are not only one village but more?

Yes, it's plural so it means that are at least two villages there.

2)Can I use the village to replace the villagers?

Yes, you can if you mean all people living there.

3)What is meant by take matters into their hands, is it a phrase?

It's an expression in which one can distinguish a verb phrase "to take" a prepositional phrase "into their hands" and the noun "matters". The " to take matters into their hands" means that they have to deal with a problem themselves because others have failed or refused to do it.

4)a)Can 'on' be left out before 'attacked', what is the difference if it work?

Yes, it should be omitted; the preposition "on" collocates rather with the noun "an attack" than with the verb "to attack" hence the difference.

b)the cattle here implies a general idea of cattle, is it correct?

It's hard to say. It may refer to the local cattle or to the cattle as a whole. You need a more specific context to be quite sure about that.

For instance,

The giraffa has a tall neck.Here means a general idea or all giraffa,no a particular one.Correct?

This a generic reference, not specific one. You can't imagine a giraffe with a short neck, can you?

5)What is the difference between human, human being, mankind and man?

Try a good English-English dictionary and look up the difference.

Franklin Ong · Answer

Anonymous It's an expression in which one can distinguish a verb phrase "to take" a prepositional phrase "into their hands" and the noun "matters". The " to take matters into their hands" means that they have to deal with a problem themselves because others have failed or refused to do it.

Therefore, It is a fixed phrase that cannot be reconstructed,can it?

The original one should be to take matters into one's hands, should I use 'hands' if that's just a people?

John asked us not to take matters into his hand/hands, he could settle it well on his own?

Anonymous Yes, it should be omitted; the preposition "on" collocates rather with the noun "an attack" than with the verb "to attack" hence the difference.

Hence, attack as noun is followed with on ,while as verb without on.Correct?

1.We are human and we are humans, what is the difference?

2.We are humans and we are human beings, what is the difference?

3.The body have/has four major types of tissues, that are/is epithelial tissues, muscle tissues...and nerve tissues.Which selections are correct?

4.The young, the old, the elderly...etc.Should we use plural or singular after these words?

The elderly are/is the group that the goverment should pay more concern about their deserved wellfare.

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