Item 12
Nouns singular in form but plural in meaning:
Folk
Do you agree the noun
“folk” is singular in form but plural in meaning?
The kampong folk in Ulu
naman have been waiting for treated/piped water for ages.
People (singular form) Vs
Peoples (plural form)
When we use the collective
noun “people”, we may use it in a general / specific sense.
There are so many people in
town on Sunday.
The people here are upset
with high rate of crimes.
The noun “peoples” refer to
different races /ethnic groups.
[The peoples all over the
world] want (the principles of democracy) to be up-kept at all costs.
Poultry
[The poultry {that I keep}]
are organic and healthy because I always give them organic
foods and I take good care of them.
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