{"id":32306,"date":"2026-04-16T06:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32306"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:14:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T04:14:56","slug":"plural-only-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/04\/plural-only-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Plural-Only Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plural-only nouns<\/strong> are nouns that are always used in the plural form.<br>They do not have a singular form or are almost never used in singular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They always use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>plural verbs (are, were, have, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>no \u201ca\/an\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Plural-Only Nouns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things with two parts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These often come in pairs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pants \/ trousers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shorts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>jeans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>glasses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>scissors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My <strong>pants are<\/strong> new.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These <strong>scissors are<\/strong> sharp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His <strong>glasses are<\/strong> on the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other plural-only nouns<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>clothes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>police<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>stairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>thanks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>police are<\/strong> here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My <strong>clothes are<\/strong> dirty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>stairs are<\/strong> very steep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using \u201ca pair of\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to count them, use <strong>\u201ca pair of\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Structure:<br><strong>a pair of + plural noun + singular verb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This <strong>pair of shoes is<\/strong> expensive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That <strong>pair of scissors is<\/strong> broken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now the verb is <strong>singular<\/strong> (is), because \u201cpair\u201d is singular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Incorrect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a pants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a scissors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Correct:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>some pants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a pair of pants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>pants are<\/strong> black.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This <strong>pair of pants is<\/strong> black.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate Plural-only nouns are nouns that are always used in the plural form.They do not have a singular form or are almost never used in singular. 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