Posted by grizzly at ip68-11-175-97.br.no.cox.net on October 21, 2003 at 18:18:45:
In Reply to: Re: since this is a board of grammar experts posted by Eyes Only on October 21, 2003 at 18:16:15:
ok a pair refers to two objects and there is an 's on boots, i'm pretty sure thats plural; however, i do thank you for the input. i was thinking that "they" was unclear as to what "they" was referring to, but I don't know. thanks for the help.
: : How is a pair singular?
: ~~~you just answered that yourself - A pair (singular)
: 2 pairs, plural
: A pair might well refer to two items, but itself is a singular object.
: I assure you, that is what is grammatically incorrect with that sentence.