PEOPLE ARE NOT OR PEOPLE DO NOT

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I have really hard times whether using "people do not " or " people are not" in my writing essay. Many times, I have failed using it appropriately.

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People do not - typically followed by a verb, e.g. run, swim, smoke, talk, drive.

People are not - typically followed by an adjective, e.g. happy, tall, fat, famous, literate

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PEOPLE ARE NOT OR PEOPLE DO NOT