July 20, 2016

woman

A female human being over the age of 18 is a woman. The plural form for this word is "women."

• There’s a woman standing in line. (singular)
• There are two women standing in line. (plural)
• How many women are in your class?
• It’s very possible that the United States is going to elect a woman as President for the first time in history.
• Hillary Clinton has the support of many Republican women.
• Women have made many advancements in business and politics in the last century.
• I know a woman who has made over three million dollars as a business owner.
• A woman’s jacket was left hanging on the back of that chair. (singular and possessive)
• Where is the women’s bathroom? (plural and possessive)
• Women’s shoes are on sale at that store.

one woman

  two women

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