Check the sentence below
My hair is rather short but I usually plait it/or them?
I'm confused about whether I should use the singular or plural pronoun.
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Check the sentence below
My hair is rather short but I usually plait it/or them?
I'm confused about whether I should use the singular or plural pronoun.
Best Answer
Hair is both countable and uncountable Noun, but it is usually singular when it refers to all the hairs on one's head.
Example:
But if it refers to more than one hair, a few hairs, then it takes the plural form and needs a plural verb.
Example:
When you are talking about specific strands of hair, use the plural form.
Simply put:
Hair can be singular (one hair)
Example:
Non-countable singular (when it refers to all the hairs on one's head)
Example:
Or plural (three hairs, some hairs)
Example:
As Maulik.V said,"To make 'hair' singular, you need to quantify it. So, 'I found a strand of hair on the sofa.'"
Note that we do not say "Strands of Hairs."
Thanks Maulik.V and Snailboat.