Rhyming Riddle 14

Here is today's riddle:

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I met some people; they were three:
Not men nor women nor children they be.
Who were they?

clue:

There was a man, but not men.

clue:

There was a woman, but not women.

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There was a child, but not children.

reveal/hide answer

A man, a woman, and a child.

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I like the way this riddle plays with singular and plural. It's kind of a "gotcha" riddle, but a grammatical "gotcha" — so that works for me!

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