Words That Only
Occur In The Plural
To determine the plural words by :
-
Amount / number
-
Pairs
-
Characteristics , Regular
Irregular (0x-oxen, child-children, brother-brethren )
A. Tools, Instruments, Pieces, of equipment
Some of these are always plural:
*scissors
, pliers, pincers, tweezers, tongs, binoculars, scales, handcuffs, shears,
glasses and etc.
B. Things
we wear
*clothes, pajamas, knickers/underpants,
jeans, tight, jodhpurs, leggings, dungarees, shorts, trousers, braces, trunks,
and etc.
C.
Words with plural form but used mostly with singular verbs
Names
of some games : billiards, dominoes,
draughts, darts, bowls
Names
of subject/activities : physics,
economics, classics, gymnastics, aerobics, athletics, maths.
Note : some words look plural but are
not, (series, means, news, spaghetti)
= There
was a series of programs on TV about Japan.
Is
there a cheap means of transports I
could use to get there ?
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