Hair

[sairashab]

I know that when we are talking of hair as a body part, we use it as a singular. But I don't know how we put it into a sentence. Is saying your hair is looking nice correct? And will we say, " Your hair are not looking as good as they used to be", or will we say," Your hair is not looking as good as it used to be". I am kinda confused about it. In a nutshell, can anyone tell me when we use it as a plural and when we don't?

[Harry Smith]

Originally Posted by sairashab

I know that when we are talking of hair as a body part, we use it as a singular. But I don't know how we put it into a sentence. Is saying your hair is looking nice correct? And will we say, " Your hair are not looking as good as they used to be", or will we say," Your hair is not looking as good as it used to be". I am kinda confused about it. In a nutshell, can anyone tell me when we use it as a plural and when we don't?

The word "hair" is an uncountable noun and is used in singular. So you can say: "Your hair looks nice" or " You have nice hair" or "Your hair is nice"

[MrPedantic]

Just as a footnote:

Originally Posted by sairashab

"Your hair is not looking as good as it used to be".

You would say: "Your hair is not looking as good as it used to (look)", i.e. not "used to be".

All the best,

MrP