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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

people pl or sing

is it possible to say; she hands out the questionnaire asking what people are interested in.
I learnt that people is plural but use a singular verb which will be " ...asking what people IS interested in.
which one is correct? people are or people is.
  

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Anonymous is it possible to say; she hands out the questionnaire asking what people are interested in. Yes; in fact, it is necessary. asking what people IS interested in.

  • Anonymous is it possible to say; she hands out the questionnaire asking what people are interested in.
  • Yes; in fact, it is necessary.
  • asking what people IS interested in.
  • You learnt wrong.
  • What you should have learnt is that ' people' is a plural noun which takes no '-s' : People are.
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Anonymousis it possible to say; she hands out the questionnaire asking what people are interested in.
Yes; in fact, it is necessary.
AnonymousI learnt that people is plural but use a singular verb which will be " ...asking what people IS interested in.
You learnt wrong. What you should have learnt is that 'people' is a p
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Thanks. I probably misunderstood my former teacher.

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