 Re: change their life/lives
Attention: I'm not a teacher.
Hi joham,
I agree with Anglika’s statement. In your practical example stands the following partial definition:
life = way somebody lives [countable usually singular] the way you live your life, and what you do and experience during it
The way of life of a people, including their attitudes, values, beliefs,etc.
There are two similar examples:
How did it change the soldiers life when they got home from the Vietnam war?
You could see the plural “soldiers” and “they” and singular life (not lives).
How did the Dawns Act changed the life of Native Americans?
life (n) [uncountable and countable] the state of being alive:
Danny was a cheerful little boy who loved life.
A seatbelt could save your life.
No-one has the right to take another's life.
Two firefighters risked their lives to save the children.
Thousands lost their lives (=died) in the earthquake.
There was an explosion which claimed the lives of (=killed) at least 170 miners.
Cuts to the ambulance service could cost lives (=people could die).
Calling 995 for non-medical emergencies could cost lives.
Misuse of the equipment could endanger the lives of staff and students.
Regards.
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