2007年5月2日 · Yes, they are even referred to as "a pair" even though it's only one item. Ex: I bought a new pair of sunglasses/eyeglasses.

2010年5月9日 · The surprising part is the basic, underlying peculiarity, which is that of referring to what is clearly a single item (a pair of spectacles/glasses, a pair of scissors/shears, a pair of trousers/pants) as a pair, or as two items. That's the peculiarity from which all other peculiarities spring, including thinking of one of them in the singular ...

2018年10月24日 · A big pair of blunt scissors. A big pair of long trousers. A big pair of sunglasses. I'm not saying you can't use "a pair of big sunglasses". Of course, you can just omit "pair of": He's got (some) big sunglasses.

2014年2月13日 · A pair of glasses, ¿va con verbo en singular o en plural? 1. A pair of glasses has been broken. 2. A pair of glasses have been broken. Yo diría que la correcta es la primera porque es UN SOLO PAR de gafas, otra cosa es que dijese two pairs of glasses, en ese caso estaría claro que es plural, o si dijese solamente glasses, que también es plural.

2007年12月4日 · They are sunglasses. Floise p.s. Yes, lexiphile is right; you can say 'what is that' for the first sentence, as well. It can be used to refer to 'that thing over there (maybe you can't see it too well, so you just see a lump and not a pair of sunglasses).

2017年7月10日 · Hi, everyone. Say my friend has just bought a pair of sunglasses. I wonder if I could say ‘these sunglasses are so nice’. I mean if I could use ‘these sunglasses’ to replace ‘this pair of sunglasses’. Thanks a lot in advance.

2016年2月23日 · a pair of - eyeglasses, scissors, pants (2 legs), shoes, socks, trousers, etc. Here is a fun quiz on pairs. Single items referred to as pairs: a pair of pants/trousers; a pair of underwear; a pair of swimming trunks; a pair of shorts; a pair of jeans; a pair of glasses; a pair of sunglasses; a pair of binoculars; a pair of goggles; a pair of ...

2008年3月17日 · The word is always written plural, although it is actually a pair of sunglasses which is singular; but neither one nor ones is right. You should use 'to' instead, or simply reply with 'yes'. Using 'to' replaces 'to wear sunglasses' shich could also be used, but would be awkward in most conversations because you're repeating so much of the question.

2007年8月25日 · Do we have to say "he wears a pair of glasses" or can we say "we wears a glasses"?. The same for trousers ...

2010年7月19日 · It looks to Packard like a pair of glasses, with or without their case. He says "Excuse me! Is that your glasses?" What a very strange thing to say. Why not "Excuse me. There is a pair of glasses on the table at which you were sitting. Perhaps you have inadvertently left them behind." Oh. OK. And I would have said exactly what Packard said