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Jonchant Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is it incorrect to write ...

Hello, Is it incorrect to write: 
Have you seen the pair of scissors anywhere? I can't find it.

instead of:
Have you seen the scissors anywhere? I can't find them.

Does the second sentence mean more then one?
Thanks in advance
  

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Hello. It is correct to write the first sentence, since "the pair" is singular. The second sentence is also correct because the noun, "scissors" is both singular and plural in construction.

— Anonymous

  • Hello.
  • It is correct to write the first sentence, since "the pair" is singular.
  • The second sentence is also correct because the noun, "scissors" is both singular and plural in construction.
  • " It depends on how they first learned to use the word.
  • You can also have a box of ten scissors (ten pairs of scissors).
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Hello. It is correct to write the first sentence, since "the pair" is singular.

The second sentence is also correct because the noun, "scissors" is both singular and plural in construction. It's similar to the word, "deer," where one deer is a "deer" and more than one deer are also "deer."

You may hear one person say "I had a scissor," while another will say, "I had a scissors.
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jonchantHello, Is it incorrect to write: Have you seen the pair of scissors anywhere? I can't find it.
It seems incorrect to my ear.
jonchantHave you seen the scissors anywhere? I can't find them.
This is correct.
jonchantDoes the second sentence mean more then one?
No. That's [two / s
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