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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

People

What is the pronoun for 'a/the people' as a race? 'It'?
  

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Hi, Do you mean this kind of sentence? eg The people in my class like Coke. They also like Pepsi.

— Clive

  • Hi, Do you mean this kind of sentence?
  • eg The people in my class like Coke.
  • They also like Pepsi.
  • eg An ancient people built temples in Central America, but they did not invent the wheel.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Do you mean this kind of sentence?

eg The people in my class like Coke. They also like Pepsi.

eg An ancient people built temples in Central America, but they did not invent the wheel.

Cl
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This kind of 'people', Clive (notice the plural). It's about a certain group of people

DIfferent peoples have different cultures.
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Hi,

I would say 'they'

eg DIfferent peoples have different cultures, but they all like Pepsi.

eg An ancient people built temples in Central Mexico, but they never invented the wheel.

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Clive An ancient people built temples in Central Mexico, but they never invented the wheel.
So it's 'they' even when it refers to a people, the singular. Interesting.

Even if it were 'a race' instead, would it still be 'they'?

Can you think of an example where you think you'd refer to 'a people' as 'it?
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Hi,
An ancient race built temples in Central Mexico, but they never invented the wheel.
Even if it were 'a race' instead, would it still be 'they'?
I think I still prefer 'they', but 'it' does not sound impossible here,.

I'd hesitate to say that 'a people
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I see. Thanks, Clive!
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