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body vs. bodies
1:Dogs do not use words.But dogs still tell us things 。They move their body to show us how they feel.
2:Dogs tell us things with their bodies,not words.
I guess they have the same meaning.But why the first sentence says"body".Number 2 says "bodies"?Are there any difference?
I'm confused about that.
Thank you very much!
16 de dic. de 2019 8:21
Respuestas · 2
Body is singular also talking about self (my Body ) or another person (Their Body) Bodies is plural talking about ( all Bodies ) a group (Their Bodies ) It could Have also said, in the first sentence : It really should have said Bodies not Body (Dogs move their bodies to show us how they feel. Hope this helps, , Rich
16 de diciembre de 2019
It really should be “bodies” in both cases. The reason they have chosen body in the first example is that the use of the word “they” can also denote a singular, gender neutral replacement for “it”, making it comfortable for the writer to use the singular form “body”. It’s a quirk of the language that it is not easily considered an error. I’d recommend using the plural “bodies” if you were to write these sentences yourself.
16 de diciembre de 2019
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