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The goods have been shipped.
Lodgings are always cheaper than hotels.
All of my earnings have been stolen.
His mortal remains are buried in the churchyard.
His belongings have been sorted through after his death.
The stairs need cleaning.
The odds are five to eight on that horse.

A pair of ile kullanılan isimlerden sonra gelen fiil tekil olmalıdır;

A pair of shoes was bought for my brother.
A pair of pants costs quite a lot these days.

A pair of ile kullanılabilen kelimelerden bazıları;

boots pliers shorts stockings
braces pyjamas skates tights
glasses scissors skis tongs
knickers shears slippers trousers etc...
pants shoes socks

Bu sözcüklerin önünde normalde sayı kullanamayız; ama, two pairs of, three pairs of gibi
kelime grubu kullanabiliriz ve fiil çoğul olur;

Two pairs of shoes were bought for me.
Three pairs of pants have been given to the cleaner.

 Çoğulu değişik manaya gelen isimler:

Bazı isimler tekil kullanıldıklarında farklı, çoğul kullanıldıklarında farklı manaya sahip
olurlar. Bunlardan bazıları;

air/airs content/contents custom/customs saving/savings
damage/damages glass/glasses minute/minutes spectacle/spectacles
ash/ashes fund/funds manner/manners step/steps
drawer/drawers look/looks pain/pains work/works

Bazen anlam olarak birbirlerden oldukça uzaktırlar;

spectacle = manzara, spectacles =gözlük
drawer = çekmece drawers = don

Bazen de birbirlerine çok yakın anlamlara sahiptirler:

fund/funds damage/damages gibi.