How many people? - English example sentence

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Horus November 15, 2015 November 15, 2015 at 5:00:16 PM UTC

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DJ_Saidez October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 at 4:37:43 AM UTC

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@maaster This is a sentence, I think

CK October 15, 2021, edited October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 at 5:26:47 AM UTC, edited October 15, 2021 at 6:09:52 AM UTC

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Tagged: ellipsis

This kind of incomplete sentence can be translated into more that one tense, and out of context it is hard to guess it's meaning.

How many people (are there)?
How many people (were there)?
How many people (will be going)?
How many people (are in your party)?
How many people (did you kill)?
How many people (are in the pool right now)?

etc.

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