3 авг. 2005 г. · "A pair of shoes" is grammatically singular, can we use "one" to refer to the pair mentioned? For example: This pair of shoes fits me, but that one doesn't.

23 февр. 2016 г. · And if you talk about a shoe, it is of course singular. They others are always plural.

2 окт. 2020 г. · No, you can use plural, but you then have to worry about 'These shoes have a flexible outsole' versus 'These shoes have flexible outsoles'.

7 дек. 2011 г. · A pair of shoes is a good present. The standard plural of pair is pairs. Some English users say pair as plural, but that is nonstandard.

12 дек. 2016 г. · Do socks, shoes always used in the plural form. Thread starter ... Yes, when referring to individual shoes/socks the singular is correct.

10 апр. 2017 г. · Pair is singular but we refer to shoes as two individual units in sentences like these, so you have to take them off.

10 февр. 2015 г. · Grammarians tell us "is" is correct, as none means "not one", but the sense is plural. The shoes aren't there. And many English people will go ...

11 мая 2018 г. · "Shoes" is grammatically plural even if it seems to you that two shoes (a pair of shoes) is one thing. Are these his shoes? Yes, those are his shoes. Yes, they ...

17 дек. 2013 г. · The singular is always used when pair denotes the set taken as a single entity: This pair of shoes is on sale.

4 июн. 2017 г. · So, "an Air Jordan" is worn on each foot, and they make "a pair of Air Jordans". That's good to know.