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What colour are bananas?

AnonymousHi,

Please help me with this sentence.

What color is/are bananas?

Perhpas your confusion lies in the fact that you have singular 'color' and plural 'bananas' close to each other. If you have this problem again, just try answering the question, and you will end up with 'bananas areyellow' [green if t

Hi,

Then, what about this? Thank you for your anticipated response.

What color is/are the pants?

Does the same rule?? apply here?

Believer
What color is/are the pants?

Does the same rule?? apply here?

I don't think the same rule is applied her cause pants isn't plural but singular, so the question should be:

What color is the pants?

As Philip said : if you just try answering the question, you will end up with : the pants is blue [for exa

HafsaWhat is the differece in the meaning between :

1. what colour are bananas ?

2. what colour are the bananas ?

3. what is the colour of the bananas?

Whichever way you ask, there must be a verb.

BelieverHi,

Then, what about this? Thank you for your anticipated response.

What color is/are the pants?

Does the same rule?? apply here?

Even though 'pants' = one piece of clothing, it is used as if it were plural.