a pair of jeans were/was

[wotcha]

1) A pair of jeans were found.

2) A pair of jeans was found.

3) A pair of glasses is needed

4) A pair of glassed are needed.

Which are correct?

 

[sunsunmoon]

Tom bought a pair of jeans yesterday.

Do you think that Tom got "one thing" or "two things"?

 

[wotcha]

Tom bought a pair of jeans yesterday.

Do you think that Tom got "one thing" or "two things"?

One thing... then... do we say " A pair of jeans is on the desk"?

 

[sunsunmoon]

I would say, "There is a pair of jeans on the desk."

a pair of jeans

two pairs of jeans

A pair of jeans is one thing, and two pairs of jeans are two things.

 

[Rover_KE]

. . .do we say " A pair of jeans is on the desk"?

Yes.

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