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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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these sunglasses
The frames of these sunglasses are made of brass, and they are very light and thin.
Hi,
How many pairs of sunglasses does "these sunglasses" in the above suggest? A pair or more than a pair? Thanks.
Hi,
How many pairs of sunglasses does "these sunglasses" in the above suggest? A pair or more than a pair? Thanks.
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Sunglasses, jeans, trousers, scissors - all these nouns are considered to be plural (the logic being that a pair is made up of 2 entities), therefore we use THESE / THOSE to refer to them. Bernice
- Sunglasses, jeans, trousers, scissors - all these nouns are considered to be plural (the logic being that a pair is made up of 2 entities), therefore we use THESE / THOSE to refer to them.
- Bernice
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Sunglasses, jeans, trousers, scissors - all these nouns are considered to be plural (the logic being that a pair is made up of 2 entities), therefore we use THESE / THOSE to refer to them.
Bernice
Bernice
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AngliholicYou can't tell. You may be holding your own single pair, or you may be a person at the display case, gesturing tow
The frames of these sunglasses are made of brass, and they are very light and thin.
Hi,
How many pairs of sunglasses does "these sunglasses" in the above suggest? A pair or more than a pair? Thanks.
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