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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Plural or singular

The poor is or are.
The ugly is or are.
The poor here refers to group or one person.
Also ugly here refers to group or one person.
  

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We do not use the + adjective for a single person/thing in English.

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We do not use the + adjective for a single person/thing in English.
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AnonymousThe poor is or are.The ugly is or are.
When you use "the" and an adjective without a noun, as you do here, it is always regarded as plural. Use "are" for these.

CJ

Edit: Cross-posted.
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I know this , you know the famous film,(the good,thebad,and the ugly)they are three persons
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AnonymousI know this , you know the famous film,(the good,thebad,and the ugly)they are three persons
No. They are individual examples, one each, from the three groups called the good, the bad, and the ugly. The title does not refer to the three persons directly.

CJ
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