“No body answered the phone.”
Grammar Entry 625 / 1605 60-second read
Nobody vs. No body
Pronoun versus physical body.
The comparisoni
“Nobody answered the phone.”
The ruleii
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NOBODY = no person.
NOBODY (one word) is a pronoun. NO BODY (two words) refers to an actual physical body — rare.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Person = nobody.