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People can mean a singular as well as a plural. I can give you two examples:
1) There were many people on the street.
obviously refers to plural.
2) The governor spoke to a people of ministers at the assembly.
here it is singular since its a collective noun. I am referring to an assembly of ministers
What else can I help you with?
What is people for plural and singular?
The noun 'people' is a plural noun.The singular noun is 'person'.The word 'people' is also a verb: people, peoples, peopling, peopled.
What is the plural word form of people?
It is usually used as the plural of person.Yes, the noun people is a plural noun; the singular is person. Examples:The people at the library were very helpful.The person at the library was very helpful.
Can a plural noun have a plural?
Not as a plural of a singular noun. Once it is plural, it is already a multiple.However, group nouns that can use a singular verb form can be made plural to indicate more than one group or instance, such as family-families and staff-staffs.ALSO, a few plural nouns have homonyms that are singular, and these can be made plural.One example is people, which is a plural noun, but also has a singular meaning as "a race of individuals" which can be pluralized as peoples.
Are the following words singular or plural practitioner sofa satellite clips dentist dollars article magazines laminator radios?
practitioner is singular (plural practitioners)sofa is singular (plural sofas)satellite is singular (plural satellites)clips is plural (singular clip)dentist is singular (plural dentists)dollars is plural (singular dollar)article is singular (plural articles)magazines is plural (singular magazine)laminator is singular (laminators is plural)radios is plural (singular radio)
plural example as chlidren and singular as chlid?
singular and plural
What are Singular-plural pair of words?
Singular: book / Plural: books Singular: cat / Plural: cats Singular: child / Plural: children Singular: foot / Plural: feet
Is are plural or singular?
Are is plural. "Is" is singular. For example, "There is a glove on the chair". That is singular. "There are gloves on the chair". That is plural.
Is peoples a possive noun?
Peoples isn't a word. The noun people is the plural form for person. The possessive form requires an apostrophe -s, not just the -s. For example: Singular possessive: person's Plural possessive: persons' Plural possessive: people's
Is has singular or plural?
"Has" is singular, e.g. He has, she has. "Have" is plural, e.g. They have, we have. The exception is "I" - e.g. I have.
What is the correct possessive of people's or peoples'?
The correct possessive form of the plural noun people is people's.An irregular plural noun that doesn't end with -s forms the possessive the same as a singular possessive noun.
What is the plural of people?
The word 'people' can be either singular or plural in meaning. The approximate meaning when it is singular is 'a group of persons united by some sort of common thread'. In this sense, the word 'people' has a plural form 'peoples'. For example 'He travelled extensively in the Far East and lived among many different peoples.' When the meaning of the word 'people' is plural, it does not have a plural form. For example 'There are many people in the country who do not agree with the Government's policies.'
Is word team singular or plural?
The word team is singular; the plural form is teams.
