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	Teo  #443955  Mon, 19 Nov 07 09:06 AM Which is correct, a pink pair of shoes or a pair of pink shoes?    Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member (1,614) Thank you very much for your reply.

	Clive  #443985  Mon, 19 Nov 07 01:07 PM Hi, Both are OK, but I hear #2 a lot more often. Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (21,191) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Teo  #444194  Mon, 19 Nov 07 10:42 PM I give my mother a pair of shoes which __ pink. Which word should be used to fill in the above blank, is or are?    Teo

	Clive  #444250  Tue, 20 Nov 07 02:34 AM Hi, are. The plural idea of  'shoes'  is strong enough to over-ride the singular idea of  'a pair'. Clive    Clive
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	Anonymous  #444276  Tue, 20 Nov 07 05:43 AM There ___ a pair of shoes under the bed. Which is correct, is or are?    Anonymous

	Yankee  #444280  Tue, 20 Nov 07 06:18 AM There is a pair of shoes under the bed.    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,157) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain