people with verb in present simple
How should I say?
- Our story is about some of the problems the people FACE when they are retired.
or
- Our story is about some of the problems the people FACES when they are retired.
If the people "are" ___. I think; "the people FACE". Is that correct?
Thanks.
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Our story is about some of the problems people FACE when they are retired.
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I face
you face
he/she faces
we face
you(pl) face
they face <----
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"the people" sounds as if you are saying "the people of the country" or some such group distinct from "people" in general.
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Yes, you are right, the people FACE. 'People' is the plural form of 'a person'.
And you do not use the ending -s for the nouns in plural, you use -s only for 3rd person singular nouns.
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Hiya, you are write, it is collective noun and it should be like "people face"
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