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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Type of Noun

Hi! I wish to know if people is a collective noun or a proper noun. People means a group of person so it should be collective noun but I am not sure. Please help.
  

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Hi, Anonymous I wish to know if "people" is a collective noun or a proper noun. It's neither. People is a common noun and is the plural form of person , like apple and apples .

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  • Hi, Anonymous I wish to know if "people" is a collective noun or a proper noun.
  • It's neither.
  • People is a common noun and is the plural form of person , like apple and apples .
  • The noun group in a group of people is collective.
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Hi,
AnonymousI wish to know if "people" is a collective noun or a proper noun.
It's neither. People is a common noun and is the plural form of person, like apple and apples. The noun group in a group of people is collective.

Here's a link to a list of common collective nouns:

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