Plural noun follows "a"
Hello all
My question refers to the sentence below:
Gratitude — if only for being alive and united — is good for a people and a country
Source:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/gratitude-once-suffused-america-today-things-are-not-as-they-should-be/2019/11/27/886d62ec-111d-11ea-9cd7-a1becbc82f5e_story.html
I could not understand why they use "a people" instead of "a person"? As a non-English speaker, I have always learnt that people are plural noun.
Could any of the English experts advise me please?
Thanks loads
KiKi
Top answer
a people here refers to a group of people who are identifiable in some way because they share eg some physical characteristics or national heritage. eg the Celts eg the Chinese eg the Dutch Each of these groups can be referred to as a people. Clive
- a people here refers to a group of people who are identifiable in some way because they share eg some physical characteristics or national heritage.
- eg the Celts eg the Chinese eg the Dutch Each of these groups can be referred to as a people.
- Clive
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a people here refers to a group of people who are identifiable in some way because they share eg some physical characteristics or national heritage.
eg the Celts
eg the Chinese
eg the Dutch
Each of these groups can be referred to as a people.
Clive
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