GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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were
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Modern English, scissors has no singular form. A pair of pairs of scissors. Scissors is an example of a plurale tantum, or an English word that only has a plural form that represents a singular object.
Detailed explanation-2: -We put pair of or pairs of in front of the word scissors to give it its plural form. For example: One pair of scissors. Two pairs of scissors.
Detailed explanation-3: -A pair is two of something, but a pair can be singular or plural-it’s one of those odd English nouns (like “ opens in a new windowcouple“) that can be singular or plural depending on how you’re thinking of the people or items in question.
Detailed explanation-4: -It’s “a pair of scissors". Because “a” is for one, you cannot use it before “scissors". She took a pair of scissors and cut her hair. She took a scissors and cut her hair. Since this object consists of two sharp blades joined together, we use “a pair of".