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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is this correctly said?

I´d like to write a short sentence.
I´m talking about all the countries of Africa, but I can only use the word people.
If I said "The people demand for freedom" would that be correct? I guess that there are
no plural form for people
  

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People is already plural. " The child's request for ... The children's request for...

— BarbaraPA

  • People is already plural.
  • " The child's request for ...
  • The children's request for...
  • The person's request for...
  • The people's request for...
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People is already plural. It's like "children."

The child's request for ...

The children's request for...

The person's request for...

The people's request for...

The people's deman for freedom... [just a noun phrase - requires a verb]

The people demand freedom.

<<Edited to fix my error - yes, I meant "Requires a verb," not "
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Grammar Geek The people's deman for freedom... [just a noun phrase - requires a subject] The people deman freedom.
Or a predicate - The people's deman for freedom [is unreasonable.]
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