Correct Answer: A
“们(men)”, when used as an auxiliary word, is used after personal pronouns or nouns to indicate their plural forms as in “我们(wǒmen) we,” “他们(tāmen) they,” “同学们(tóngxuémen) classmates,” etc.
qù kàn diànyǐng ba?
去 看 电影 吧？
Shall we go to the movie?
zài shàngkè.
在 上课。
The students are studying.
“大家(dàjiā)” is a noun referring to all the people of a particular group, or almost everyone, and because of its innate plural meaning, we don’t attach the auxiliary word “们(men)” to it.
dōu ài chī shuǐguǒ
都 爱 吃 水果。
Everyone likes to eat fruit.
qǐng zhùyì!
请 注意！
Everybody, pay attention please!
In our test, “朋友(péngyou)” means “friend”, and because we want to express the idea that there is more than one “friend”, we say “朋友们(péngyoumen).” However, for the second blank, “大家(dàjiā)” already contains the idea of plurality, so we don’t use “们(men)” after “大家(dàjiā).” Therefore, the answer is A.
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