She has spent most of her life helping the poors [Wrong]
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English Word and Grammar
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Incorrect: She has spent most of her life helping the poors.
Correct: She has spent most of her life helping the poor.
Grammar: Instead of saying 'poor people' we often say 'the poor',
using the adjective as a noun. Adjectives used as nouns (and -ed forms
used as nouns) do not take a plural ending: 'He is collecting money
for the blind.' 'The injured have been taken to hospital.'
Incorrect: She has spent most of her life helping the poors.
Correct: She has spent most of her life helping the poor.
Grammar: Instead of saying 'poor people' we often say 'the poor',
using the adjective as a noun. Adjectives used as nouns (and -ed forms
used as nouns) do not take a plural ending: 'He is collecting money
for the blind.' 'The injured have been taken to hospital.'
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