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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 is a scissors.

This phrase is incorrect. The word "scissors" is a plural noun, so it should be used with the plural form of the verb "are."

The correct phrase should be "These are scissors." when referring to more than one pair of scissors.
  • Jul 4, 2024 ... ... This is a scissors and roses #tatreez motif from the gzza area and I was imagining the once beautiful beaches and sand there… my imagination ...
  • Jul 2, 2023 ... ... this is a Scissors challenge”) but also throw some oddballs that make some particular strategies worse. My preference would be to present ...
  • Jan 25, 2016 ... This is a scissors-isomorphism from. A to itself, so it consists of two steps f,g: {Bj}j∈J → {A}. Consider the following map of a disk D2 ...
  • This is a scissors specially designed for girls, which can be used as a gift for girls. Make it easier for you to understand our products.
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  • As their website notes, “This is a scissors and glue stick photocopy zine made with old library copiers. IT IS RAW.” There are music reviews of punk, jazz ...
  • May 11, 2018 ... An example of this is a scissors that can be used by right-handed, left-handed, and no-handed people. Each person can use it in a way that ...
  • This is a scissors view themed washi tape from BBB Supplies Craft Shop This is a full pattern repeat view pair of scissors washi tape BBB Supplies Craft ...
  • This is a scissors cut greyhound resting on a cushion. It was hand cut using scissors by the artist Chuck O'Neal. O'Neal is highly regarded for his ...

These are scissors.

This phrase is correct. The word "scissors" is a plural noun, so it should be used with the plural form of the verb "are."

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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