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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

a pair of pants, singular or plural

0Mary bought me 01b01i00a pair of pants02i02b00. 01i00_______02i00 good on me. (A) It looks (B) They look02br
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00Which choice is correct, A or B?0-
  

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Teo
Mary bought me a pair of pants. _______ good on me. (A) It looks (B) They look

Which choice is correct, A or B?

Mary bought me a pair of pants. They look good on me.

Mary bought me a pair of pants, which looks good on me.

When 'pair' is not in the sentence, 'the
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Yoong, could you explain the logic behind this?
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should that not be "...which LOOK good on me"??
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The answer to this question is not as simple as it at first appears. You example takes "they", unquestionably, just as "pair of suspenders" would. But "pair of pants" can be singular: "A pair of pants is a necessary item when you are packing for northern climates." It can also be intrinsically plural: "The suit came with two pair of pants." Note the absence of an "s". The Marx brothers knew th

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