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May 2, 2007. #5. Yes, they are even referred to as "a pair" even though it's only one item. Ex: I bought a new pair of sunglasses/eyeglasses. PS. It's the same way with a "pair" of pants. M.
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Jul 10, 2017 · Hi, everyone. Say my friend has just bought a pair of sunglasses. I wonder if I could say ‘these sunglasses are so nice’. I mean if I could use ‘these sunglasses’ to replace ‘this pair of sunglasses’. Thanks a lot in advance.
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May 9, 2010 · JustKate said: There really isn't as much of a discrepancy as it might seem at first, Garbuz. When you're talking about a pair of glasses, in most cases, pair is treated as singular and glasses is treated as plural. That's the way glasses are ordinarily written or spoken about.
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Oct 24, 2018. #6. "Big" modifies the whole thing: A big pair of blunt scissors. A big pair of long trousers. A big pair of sunglasses. I'm not saying you can't use "a pair of big sunglasses". Of course, you can just omit "pair of": He's got (some) big sunglasses.
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Dec 4, 2007 · They are sunglasses. Floise p.s. Yes, lexiphile is right; you can say 'what is that' for the first sentence, as well. It can be used to refer to 'that thing over there (maybe you can't see it too well, so you just see a lump and not a pair of sunglasses).
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Feb 13, 2014 · 1. A pair of glasses has been broken. 2. A pair of glasses have been broken. Yo diría que la correcta es la primera porque es UN SOLO PAR de gafas, otra cosa es que dijese two pairs of glasses, en ese caso estaría claro que es plural, o si dijese solamente glasses, que también es plural. He visto en un libro la 2ª opción con el verbo en ...
Glasses, pants, shoes... Are they singular or plural?
Feb 23, 2016 · The way I understand it is that even though is only one item it's formed by a pair of identical parts, which is why the " s or es " is added to pluralize it: a pair of - eyeglasses, scissors, pants (2 legs), shoes, socks, trousers, etc. Here is a fun quiz on pairs. Single items referred to as pairs: a pair of pants/trousers. a pair of underwear.
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English-Canada. Mar 17, 2008. #3. The word is always written plural, although it is actually a pair of sunglasses which is singular; but neither one nor ones is right. You should use 'to' instead, or simply reply with 'yes'. Using 'to' replaces 'to wear sunglasses' shich could also be used, but would be awkward in most conversations because you ...
This pair of glasses is Li Hong's. Mine <is/are> over there.
Jul 5, 2014 · This pair of glasses _____ Li Hong's. Mine ____ over there. A is; is B are; are C is; are D are; is I think A is perfect because Mine refers to my pair, the one unit works the same as the first one. But, unfortunately, I was told wrong--- the answer is C.
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Aug 3, 2005 · with "This is a pair of shoes" sounds unnatural, as you say. We usually use a singular verb with 'a pair', we do sometimes use the plural, depending on the sense, as people have said above. In real life, I think we would simply answer "A pair of shoes" and avoid the problem altogether.