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  1. When to use "lives" as a plural of life? - English Language & Usage ...

    Aug 5, 2012 · I am confused when talking about a general idea using "our life" when sometimes I feel like using "our lives". Please tell me the correct answer with appropriate explanation.

  2. grammatical number - Is it "everyone's life" or "everyone's lives ...

    Nov 28, 2013 · Which is correct: "everyone's life" or "everyone's lives"? I know that when the pronoun everyone is used as a subject, it takes singular verb agreement (as in the sentence "Everyone was …

  3. grammar - “other’s lives” vs. “others’ lives” - English Language ...

    Oct 13, 2015 · I'm not sure which of the following is correct: having an impact on other’s lives having an impact on others’ lives I just can’t figure out how the apostrophe should be used.

  4. Which one is correct-"life" or "lives"? - English Language & Usage ...

    A plural subject requires a plural object (lives), accordingly a singular subject requires a singular object (life). They can be used to mean one person or several people, however. So, if your intention is to …

  5. grammatical number - "Many lost their life" or "Many lost their lives ...

    Feb 14, 2011 · Many individuals lost their individual life. or Many individuals list their individual lives. Each person has one life right?

  6. Using Life or Lives - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 30, 2015 · I searched on Google for "Personal and Professional Life" versus "Personal and Professional Lives" and the result for each is around 500,000 results. I want to know if the following …

  7. "Who lives there?" vs "Who live there?" - English Language & Usage ...

    Jun 19, 2018 · For instance: "Who lives there?" - This sentence is asking about the entire group (of residents of the residence) as a collective unit. Hence, the verb "to live" adopts the third-person …

  8. Why is the plural form of "life" "lives", while the plural form of ...

    I would say still life has undergone reification, which transforms it into a "standalone word". How the subcomponent elements work grammatically doesn't automatically affect how the composite form …

  9. I am so confused by, for example, "People love their life or lives."

    Mar 15, 2013 · For sentence one: Look at it like this, 'He loves his life' and 'She loves her life' are obviously correct. Now, when we we say 'People love their _ .', we can mean two things: They love …

  10. Word for romantic partner you are living with but not married to

    Mar 25, 2020 · This is a word I often hear used to described a long-term partner with whom a person lives. The phrase live-in girlfriend or boyfriend is sometimes used. Domestic partner also describes …