Beginner 📐 Grammar · #208 of 305

Plural-Only Nouns

Some nouns are always plural.

Examples

  • My jeans are new.
  • The scissors are on the desk.

Key rules

  • Some nouns are always plural (jeans, trousers, scissors, glasses, clothes)
  • They take a plural verb: My trousers are dirty.
  • For one item, say a pair of jeans
  • Do not use a/an directly before them

Common mistakes

  • My jeans is new → My jeans are new
  • a scissors → a pair of scissors
💡 Tip: Think of two legs or two blades: the object is a pair.
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