1 нояб. 2024 г. · Yep, "were" actually works in that sentence! Even though "a pair" is technically singular, the focus is really on the shoes, which are plural.

2 дек. 2023 г. · The verb should be “were” because the object of the sentence is “pairs of shoes,” which is plural.

26 мая 2022 г. · Both are correct. “Pair of shoes” means one set of same-style shoes, one left and one right, and “Pairs of shoes” means more than one set of ...

14 апр. 2020 г. · The verb should be “were” because the object of the sentence is “pairs of shoes,” which is plural.

29 дек. 2020 г. · Both are correct. “Pair of shoes” means one set of same-style shoes, one left and one right, and “Pairs of shoes” means more than one set of ...

3 янв. 2020 г. · The word “pair” is singular, so it's “a pair was on the table.” “Pairs” is plural. “Two pairs of sunglasses were on the table.”.

20 сент. 2019 г. · A pair of shoes was caught on the telephone line. A couple of teens were caught vandalizing an ATM. The pair was last seen on 23rd street.

27 авг. 2022 г. · Is it grammatically correct to use the plural verb, "were" to refer to the clause, "a pair of shoes" in this sentence, "My son bought a pair of ...

28 июн. 2020 г. · There are two shoes in a pair…”a pair of shoes”. So, the correct form to use in your sentence is “many pairs of shoes”.

27 дек. 2020 г. · Firstly, “that” is a singular pronoun and “was” is a singular verb but “shoes” is plural. If there are two shoes, we need to use plurals so we ...