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This is a scissors. vs These are scissors.

The phrase to use is "These are scissors." The word "scissors" is a plural noun, so should be used with the plural form of the verb "are." The phrase "this is a scissors" is incorrect as it uses the singular form of the verb with a plural noun.
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This phrase is incorrect. The word "scissors" is a plural noun, so it should be used with the plural form of the verb "are."

"This is a scissors."

The correct phrase should be "These are scissors." when referring to more than one pair of scissors.
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This phrase is correct. The word "scissors" is a plural noun, so it should be used with the plural form of the verb "are."

"These are scissors."

Use this phrase when referring to more than one pair of scissors.
  • Sep 18, 2012 ... These are scissors. I'd go for 'these are' but I've recently heard somebody say 'they are' and also 'this is'.
  • Feb 6, 2012 ... Do You Know What These Are? Scissors Fobs! I enjoyed making these and continued making them until I ran out of supplies. Each one has one of ...
  • Aug 1, 2019 ... These are scissors, there is a ''protection'' that you remove to use them.
  • May 15, 2018 ... These are scissors — how hard can it be? Of course, I stuck my fingers through the scissor loops like a five-year old making a paper ...
  • Sajou Scissors. These are scissors that I would pop in the 'pretty' category of scissors. Mine are the stunning, beautiful mother of pearl scissors. For ...
  • Jul 7, 2019 ...These are scissors.” if they're in my hands or in close proximity to me. Scissors are plural, like pants, and glasses. But they're objects that ...
  • Hair Trimmers: These are scissors designed to do the fine work on the edges of your hair and shaping around the ears or on sideburns or the back of the neck.
  • Jul 14, 2018 ... These are scissors, if you can believe it. These are Raymay Pencut scissors from Japan. I got them for around $6 on Amazon.
  • Sep 8, 2017 ... These are scissors that can cut through industrial under felt, treat plastic as though it was butter, and trim stray wisps of hair missed at ...

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