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Answer:
"People" usually refers to a group of individuals that you may come to know, that are somehow differentiated from a larger group. The group could be as small as two individuals to be called "people". This is different from "peoples", which refers to large groups, like nations.
Not to confuse matters, but "person" is, of course, an individual. And "persons" are, again, a group of individuals that are somehow differentiated from a larger group. Frequently, "people" and "persons" can be used interchangeably.
answ2. Focus upon whether the subject of the sentence is the number, or the noun.
Numbers are usually singular, such as "the answer is three hundred".
But for nouns, the focus is the noun, "there are three sheep".
So it depends upon the structure of your sentence.
Not to confuse matters, but "person" is, of course, an individual. And "persons" are, again, a group of individuals that are somehow differentiated from a larger group. Frequently, "people" and "persons" can be used interchangeably.
answ2. Focus upon whether the subject of the sentence is the number, or the noun.
Numbers are usually singular, such as "the answer is three hundred".
But for nouns, the focus is the noun, "there are three sheep".
So it depends upon the structure of your sentence.
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