Question

The pair of scissors is blunt.' Rewrite the sentence in its plural form.​

Answer 1

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• Which verb is used with "pair of scissors", is or are? Which sentence is correct: “Pair of scissors is very useful.” or “Pair of scissors are very useful.”?
• It depends on what actually matters, generally. But the grammatical subject (like a pair of, a piece of, an item of etc) plays an important role in cases like this.
• When you say ‘A pair of scissors is very useful’, you mean one set of scissors, which is correct and acceptable.
• Why at all should we say A PAIR? Only to indicate or emphasize the number. Otherwise you could have simply said: Scissors are very useful.
• Words like spectacles, trousers, pliers, dividers etc are also to be treated as plural by themselves though they might look singular for purpose. Similar nouns are really plural in number when it comes to the use of verbs - always PLURAL.
• Now, in this context, take these two examples as well and compare:
• The number of students present was smaller this time. (We mean the number)
• A large number of students were present last time. (We mean the students)

Answer 2

Answer:

These pair of scissors are blunt.

Explanation:

Here we should add These in place of The