19 дек. 2019 г. · Clearly this is a plural form, so couple on its own is singular. However, real-life usage (even by native speakers) varies.

18 мар. 2016 г. · 'Pair' is singular. The word: 'Pairs' is plural. 'Banana' is singular. 'Bananas' is plural.

19 июн. 2020 г. · Even though a pair describes a plural amount, the form of the word is singular. A single pair IS. More than one pair, such as three pairs, ARE.

9 нояб. 2020 г. · “Pair” is a singular noun here, so the correct form becomes “the pair is”. The pair is the king of hearts and the king of diamonds.

18 янв. 2017 г. · What an interesting question! It truly made me think about the word “pair” and how it's used. Usually it means two things that are something ...

3 дек. 2020 г. · Both are correct, at least in conversation in North America. It used to be fairly common to hear 'pair' used as a plural for matched things such as socks.

20 июн. 2020 г. · Even though a pair describes a plural amount, the form of the word is singular. A single pair IS. More than one pair, such as three pairs, ARE.

24 июн. 2017 г. · Pairs - a pair is a set of two. So as stated before if you have 4 shoes then you have two sets of shoes so two pairs of shoes. dozen is a set of ...

22 июн. 2019 г. · You can have a pair of something. A pair of shoes, for example. But you can also have pairs of pairs; a plurality of plurals. Correct: I'm ...

15 нояб. 2020 г. · You cannot have one pant. A pair of pants is singular, because pair is singular. Five pairs of pants is plural for the same reason.