English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
CONCORD
Your trousers ~is~ nice. Where did you get ~it~ (nonstandard)?
Your trousers *are* nice. Where did you get *them* (standard)?
Nouns in pairs such as pliers, glasses, slippers etc attract plural verbs and plural pronouns. More examples:
~This pliers is~ not good. Drop ~it~ there. ❌
*These pliers are* not good. Drop *them* there. ✅
Note, however, that when units of quantification such as “pair of” are used, the verb would be singular:
*This pair of pliers is* not good. Drop *it* there. ✅
GAB
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