Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
"Please pass me that (scissors)."
- Ascissor
- Bpair of scissor
- Cpair of scissors
- Dno improvement
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The noun "scissors" is a plural-only noun (it has two symmetrical parts operating together). It cannot be preceded directly by a singular demonstrative pronoun like "that".
To make it countable and compatible with "that", we use the phrase "pair of scissors".
Note: "scissor" without an 's' is incorrect in standard English usage for the tool.
Therefore, "that pair of scissors" is correct.
To make it countable and compatible with "that", we use the phrase "pair of scissors".
Note: "scissor" without an 's' is incorrect in standard English usage for the tool.
Therefore, "that pair of scissors" is correct.