they became a person

[optimistic pessimist]

Hi all,

The students studied English really hard, and they became a person with international mindset.

The students studied English really hard, and they became people with international mindset.​

When the subject is plural, it is correct to say "people" rather than "a person"?

I guess it's okay to say, "All the students had a computer" to mean all the students had a computer respectively.
That's why I'm asking this.

OP

 

[Yankee]

Hi all,

The students studied English really hard, and they became [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] persons with an international mindset.

The students studied English really hard, and they became people with an international mindset.​

When the subject is plural, it is correct to say "people" rather than "a person"? Yes.

I guess it's okay to say, "All the students had a computer" to mean all the students had a computer respectively. I would prefer, "Each of the students had a computer" if you mean that there is a computer for each student.
That's why I'm asking this.

OP

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