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[Essay/영작] (CM-115) "Scissors", "People", "Clothes"
최고관리자 | 20-03-11 00:02
467. Scissors, etc. + plural verb
(X) The scissor is lying on the table.
(O) The scissors are lying on the table.
Note: All names of things consisting of two parts (like scissors, trousers, spectacles, shears, pliers) take a plural verb.
We can say: a pair of (scissors, etc.) is ...
468. People + plural verb
(X) There is lots of people in the cinema.
(O) There are lots of people in the cinema.
Note: People, meaning nation, is singular. The plural is peoples.
The Greeks are brave people.
The peoples of Europe are often engaged in war.
469. Clothes + plural verb
(X) Your cloth is very fashionable.
(O) Your clothes are very fashionable.
Note: Cloth, meaning the material of which clothes are made, is singular, and
has a plural form cloths (without the "e").
She cleaned the table with a cloth.
Merchants sell different kinds of cloths.
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