So basically, both person and people can be used as singular nouns, people can be used as a
plural noun
and persons and peoples are also acceptable plural forms.
Are people or are people?
People are is correct
because people is the plural of person. We use people are and a person is in the vast majority of situations but there are some situations where this changes. A person is mean. People are mean.
What is the plural of people?
The plural of person should be
people
in the vast majority of contexts, although legalese uses the plural persons. Peoples should be reserved for instances where you are referring to more than one distinct ethnic group.
Is my family plural or singular?
Family is a singular collective noun
. So, usually, the singular form of verbs is used with it. In this case, it would be okay to say that “My family is all doctors”, because you're talking about your one family.
Is people a singular or plural verb?
People is the plural of person
. As it is treated as a plural noun it takes the plural of the verb ‘to be' (are/were) and the plural of any other type verb. Examples: Many people are going to the concert.
Is everybody or are everybody?
‘
Everyone is
‘ is the correct version. Although ‘everyone' sounds like a lot of people, it is actually a singular pronoun, and therefore requires a singular verb.
Can we say 2 persons?
The noun person has two plurals:
persons and people
. Most people don't use persons, but the sticklers say there are times when we should.
What is plural for woman?
The plural form of woman is
women
, not womans.
Is it correct to say persons?
Many usage guides over the years have suggested that there is a clear distinction between these two words; people is used when referring to a collective group or indeterminate number, and
persons serves better when referring to individuals
(or a number of individuals).
Is family is a collective noun?
Family, for example is
a collective noun
. It stands for one unit or group but consists of more than one person. Here are some more examples of collective nouns: family, team, jury, committee, organization, class, herd, army, council, group, audience, panel, board, flock, staff, choir, orchestra.
Can you say me and my family?
“Me” is accusative. Although “me and my family”
is not incorrect
, there is a convention of good manners that one should put the other person or people before oneself in a sentence.
What is the plural of picture?
1
picture /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ noun. plural
pictures
.
Is everybody's correct?
2 Answers. The possessive of everyone is
everyone's
, in the same way the possessive of everybody is everybody's.
Is everyone's correct grammar?
2 Answers. As Robusto says,
you should use everyone's
. Neither everyones' nor everyones is a word. Note that everyone is always singular and cannot be pluralized, which means everyones is incorrect.
Which is correct everybody or everybody were?
Re:
Everybody was
Everybody were
Thanks for your help. Since this is subjunctive, “if everybody were as smart as Einstein was” is correct; however most people would use “was”, especially in speech or informal writing.
Is 2 persons or 2 people?
The plural of person is
persons
. People is a plural noun. You can say: There are two persons or two people.
