grammar · neutral
I have two childs at home.
speakingtask2
Using a regular -s plural for an irregular noun (child → children) is wrong; some English nouns form plurals irregularly.
Examples
“There are several children playing in the park.”
“My sister has three children.”
“A woman and two men attended the meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“I have two children who both attend the same secondary school.”
Collocations
- young children
- raise a child
Common mistakes
childs→children
two person→two people
peoples (khi muốn nói 'những người' bình thường)→people
Say it for a higher band
5child→6childs→7+children
Synonyms
kids
Easily confused
people vs persons
“People in my city often cycle to work to avoid traffic.”
Related words
There are many informations about climate change.I saw three sheeps in the field.How many money do you need?She bought a new shoes yesterday.The committee are reviewing the applications.Can you give me some advices?The main criterias for choosing a university are reputation and cost.There were many peoples at the concert.
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In Plurals & uncountable nouns
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