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Sam28 Posted 14 years ago
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People call/calls me Sam,
Which one is correct?
I could consider "People" as a group of individuals, so it should be a singular or I could also consider "People" as an uncountable noun, so it should be a plural.
Could you please explain?
Which one is correct?
I could consider "People" as a group of individuals, so it should be a singular or I could also consider "People" as an uncountable noun, so it should be a plural.
Could you please explain?
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Sam28 I could consider "People" as a group of individuals No, you cannot; it is not a group noun. Nor is it uncountable: one person, two people. It is a plural countable noun unless you are speaking of ethnic groups—and even then it would not take a singular verb.
- Sam28 I could consider "People" as a group of individuals No, you cannot; it is not a group noun.
- Nor is it uncountable: one person, two people.
- It is a plural countable noun unless you are speaking of ethnic groups—and even then it would not take a singular verb.
- People call me Sam.
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Sam28I could consider "People" as a group of individualsNo, you cannot; it is not a group noun. Nor is it uncountable: one person, two people. It is a plural countable noun unless you are speaking of ethnic groups—and even then it would not take a singular verb.
People call me Sam.
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MM, thank you.
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