Hello! I wonder about "people". Some, I've been able to find out through reading dictionaries, but one sentence I know I've seen somewhere can't be found an example of anywhere I look. I know you can say that the french are a wine-loving people, but can you say that they are "a people", and further:
"On an island in the pacific a people live(s?)"
"In the northern reaches of this country, there live(s?) a people"
So I got two questions: Are these sentences correct in any way, and how do you decide whether or not it should be live or lives? In the example with the french, it's the french (plural) that makes me land on "are".
I appreciate any help.
"On an island in the pacific a people live(s?)"
"In the northern reaches of this country, there live(s?) a people"
So I got two questions: Are these sentences correct in any way, and how do you decide whether or not it should be live or lives? In the example with the french, it's the french (plural) that makes me land on "are".
I appreciate any help.