Objectif de cette leçon : ne plus confondre PEOPLE et PERSONS — le pluriel de « person ».
Niveau B1
Gens : PEOPLE ou PERSONS ?
Piège #69 – Le pluriel de "person"
La règle
PEOPLE
Pluriel courant (99% des cas)
- Three people came. (Trois personnes)
- Many people think... (Beaucoup de gens)
→ Usage quotidien
PERSONS
Contexte formel/légal
- Maximum 6 persons. (Panneau officiel)
- Missing persons. (Personnes disparues)
→ Contexte juridique
En pratique : Utilisez toujours PEOPLE sauf dans un contexte très formel.
Exercice — 10 questions
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Question 1
There were many · at the concert.
Question 2
Five · were injured in the accident.
Question 3
The notice in the lift says: “Maximum 8 ·”.
Question 4
Most · prefer summer.
Question 5
The sign says: “All · entering must show ID.”
Question 6
How many · are coming to dinner?
Question 7
Young · often use social media.
Question 8
About fifty · came to the party.
Question 9
Many · attended the wedding.
Question 10
This lift is limited to six ·.