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Many people came to the school fair.
What does People mean?
People means more than one person.
Dictionary definition
More than one person; human beings as a group.
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People in a sentence
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People in the town helped clean the park.
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The article explained how people can work together during a community project.
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What does people mean?
People means people means more than one person.
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pee · puhl · strongest beat: pee
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WordPeople.
Partnoun.
MeaningPeople means more than one person.
ExampleExample: Many people came to the school fair.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- pee · puhl
- Strongest beat
- pee
- Ending
- puhl
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on pee.
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Synonyms
Words like People
personsA formal word for more than one person.
humansHuman beings as a group.
Antonyms
Opposite words
one personA single human being, not a group.
animalsLiving things that are not people in this context.
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Hint for students
People means more than one person.
Common mix-up
People is not the same as one person. People means people means more than one person.
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Read this model sentence: People in the town helped clean the park. Clue words: town, helped, clean. Underline clue words that show why people fits instead of one person. Now write one new sentence that shows people without using the word people. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show people?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "People in the town helped clean the park." Why does people fit better than one person?
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