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Simply put: a life is SINGULAR and lives is PLURAL. Don’t confuse with: She lives in London with People’s lives are at risk by taking this vaccine. People’s life is INCORRECT at all times. Life is always singular: My life is simple and happy.
Is it people’s lives or life’s?
Only use lives. There is no situation in which lifes is the correct usage. Lifes is a common error for someone trying to spell the plural of life. Lives is the correct spelling of the plural word for life.
Is People’s correct grammar?
The formation of the possessive is regular; the singular is people’s and the plural is peoples ‘.
Where can I use live and lives?
When do we use life and when live, lives? Word Explanation Example he lives [lɪvz] to live (verb) Peter lives in Poland. life [laɪf] state of living I read a book about the life of Mark Twain. lives [laɪvz] plural of life Many people lost their lives in the war. live [laɪv] not recorded We watched the live coverage of the Formula I.
Can I say people’s lives?
Simply put: a life is SINGULAR and lives is PLURAL. People’s life is INCORRECT at all times. Life is always singular: My life is simple and happy. The lives of millions of people are at stake, etc.
Is it correct to say many peoples?
Much people (e.g. “There was much people”) is an old-fashioned to say “a crowd”, but it sounds odd outside of appropriate context. Many people has a plural meaning (e.g. “Many people were there”), people acting almost like a plural of person.
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.
Can I write people’s?
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. I would say that these days, using people as a singular noun and both peoples and persons are fairly uncommon and do sound quite formal.
How do we use lives?
Lives, pronounced \lĭvz\, is the third person singular verb of live \lĭv\. The plural of the noun life is lives, pronounced \līvz\. For example: He lives down the road.
What is the real meaning of live?
verb (used without object), lived [livd], liv·ing. to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live. to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age. to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory.
Why do we say peoples?
“Peoples” for Ethnic Groups and Nationalities. When you refer to the people of a single ethnic group or nationality, always use the word people. Peoples is only used in cases when it is necessary to distinguish between ethnic groups within the same geographical or cultural context.
Where does the apostrophe go peoples?
Put the apostrophe after the last letter. The last letter is “e.” So: people’s. You can see more applications of this handy rule by clicking here.
Which way is manner?
Manner is used with actions and only actions. For example if you have one of three different ways of completing something you can say “I am not sure in which manner I am supposed to complete this” Manner is something that can be completed. “Way” is a direction, a road, or a path (can be metaphorical).
Can much be used for people?
If it can be counted in individual items, use many. If the quantity cannot be counted, use much. “There are so many people in here!” “There is so much I still need to learn!”.
Can I use which for a person?
Use “which” for things and “who” for people. Use “that” for things and, informally, for people. For example: The carpet which you bought has moth damage.
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.
What are the 3 persons in English?
In English there are three persons. First person refers to the speaker. The pronouns I, me, myself, my, mine, we, us, ourselves, our, and ours are first person. Second person refers to the one being spoken to. Third person refers to the one being spoken about.
What is a 2 person?
2 persons (2 people) means multiple people, 2 person means interacting with another person.
Is other’s correct?
Other’s is the correct possessive singular form of the word other. Others is the plural form of the word other. Others’ is the possessive plural of others.
How do you punctuate people?
PEOPLE is a plural noun, but it does not end in -s, because it is one of those irregular nouns (like geese, children, women etc). We don’t make it plural by adding an s because it is already plural. To make it possessive, revert back to the rule for singular nouns: add apostrophe -s.
How do you spell dont’s?
Dos and don’ts is an especially unusual exception. The apostrophe in the contraction doesn’t seems to make people want to use an apostrophe to make do plural (do’s and don’ts), but then to be consistent, you’d also have to use an apostrophe to make don’t plural, which becomes downright ugly (do’s and don’t’s).
What kind of verb is lives?
[intransitive, transitive] to spend your life in a particular way He lived in poverty most of his life. live something She lived a very peaceful life. They lived their lives to the full. + noun She lived and died a single woman.
Do you say I live in or I live at?
If a specific house has a name (think Bronte sisters) then you might live AT the house (I lived at Greyoaks all my life) but if it’s not a single family dwelling (say it’s a hotel, or an apartment building) then it’s IN. You also live IN a town, or a named area of town like Nob Hill, and AT an intersection.
