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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Which would you choose?
Could you tell me which you would use? If possible, could you tell me why?
The busier ( ), the less time we have for spending time with our family.
(1) our life is
(2) our lives are
The busier ( ), the less time we have for spending time with our family.
(1) our life is
(2) our lives are
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The busier our lives are, the less time we have for spending time with our family. Our marks the plural. Each person has one life.
- The busier our lives are, the less time we have for spending time with our family.
- Our marks the plural.
- Each person has one life.
- ) So for two or more people there are two or more lives.
- If you leave out our , the you can refer to life in its general sense.
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The busier our lives are, the less time we have for spending time with our family.
Our marks the plural. Each person has one life. (Well, in some faiths, it is one life at a time..)
So for two or more people there are two or more lives.
If you leave out our, the you can refer to life in its general sense.
Life today goes at a frantic pace.
The busier
Our marks the plural. Each person has one life. (Well, in some faiths, it is one life at a time..)
So for two or more people there are two or more lives.
If you leave out our, the you can refer to life in its general sense.
Life today goes at a frantic pace.
The busier
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I see!!!!! "Our" makes a difference!!! Thank you very much for great examples!
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