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Nouns which are always plural

Some nouns are always plural. For example:

  • Scissors
    (scissor)
  • clothes
  • glasses
  • contents
  • trousers
  • police

Look at these examples:

  • Please can I borrow your scissors.
  • Your clothes are all over the floor.
  • I want to read the newspaper, but I can’t find my glasses.
  • The contents page is always at the beginning of a book.
  • I need to buy a new pair of trousers.
  • The police are investigating it.