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Plural-Only Nouns

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Here, we will discuss some nouns in the English language that are always used as a plural noun, i.e. they don't have a singular form.

"Plural-Only Nouns" in English Grammar

What Are Plural-Only Nouns?

Plural-only nouns are nouns that do not have a singular form, and are always used in the plural form. For example:

  • pants
  • shoes
  • scissors
  • glasses
  • shorts
  • clothes
  • thanks

'shoes' is a plural-only noun

Plural-only nouns cannot be directly counted or used with numbers. Instead, words like 'pair of' or 'set of' are used with the numbers to make the nouns countable. Look at the examples:

I have a pair of shoes.

Two sets of scissors were on the table.

We use plural-only nouns with plural verbs and plural pronouns, for example:

My pants are not clean. I need to wash them.

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