Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

These nouns have the plural ending s, but they take
a singular verb.
E.g.
• The news is not good.
• Mathematics is a very important subject.
All uncountable nouns associated with clothes, such as
shorts, jeans and briefs, are plural uncountables. They
cannot be used in the singular form or with numbers.
We cannot say for example a shorts or two shorts.
Instead we say:
E.g.
• Can you lend me a pair of shorts?
I didn’t bring mine.
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