Is It 'a Sunglasses' or 'a Pair of Sunglasses'?

It's "a pair of sunglasses" or just "sunglasses". Since the word "sunglasses" is always used in a plural form, it's incorrect to say "a sunglasses".

It's "a pair of sunglasses" or just "sunglasses". Since the word "sunglasses" is always used in a plural form, it's incorrect to say "a sunglasses".

She's wearing a new pair of sunglasses.

She's wearing a new sunglasses.

My husband likes wearing sunglasses in summer.

Follow the same convention with the plural nouns glasses, goggles, headphones, and binoculars.

My sister bought an expensive pair of headphones last Tuesday.

To introduce these objects, however, we often use a possessive pronoun (my, your, his, her, our, etc.)

I can't find my sunglasses.

If you want to count them, you can use the expressions "two pairs of", "three pairs of", etc.

My sister has four pairs of sunglasses in her room.

You can also use other common determiners for plural nouns, like "some", "any", or "these" (not "this").

These sunglasses are particularly designed to eliminate the disabling effects of bright light.

But use no determiner to speak about "sunglasses" in a general sense.

Sunglasses are usually worn to protect against ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

Be also aware that plural nouns, such as sunglasses, take a plural form of a verb, so we say "sunglasses are" (not "sunglasses is").

Where are my sunglasses?

Where is my sunglasses?

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