a pair of shoes is/are?

a pair of shoes is/are?

a pair of shoes is/are?

is shoes - As far as I know 'a pair of jeans is a good present', how about a pair of shoes? A pair of shoes are or is a good present?

Thanks in advance.




    Hi Garbuz,
    You're right, pair is singular, and a pair of jeans is a good present. 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. I bought two pairs of shoes and a pair of scissors.
    



I have read somewhere that both two pairs of shoes and two pair of shoes are correct, and only the first one is more common.

Am I incorrect?

a. Two pairs of shoes are full of holes. b. Two pair of shoes are full of holes.



I'd consider 'two pair of shoes' non-standard.


I agree - non-standard but pretty common, particularly in conversation.


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