Words That Only Occur In The Plural

To determine the plural words by :

-          Amount / number

-          Pairs

-          Characteristics ,          =  * Regular

                                                   *  Irregular  (0x-oxen, child-children, brother-brethren )

    A.      Tools, Instruments, Pieces, of equipment

Some of these are always plural:

*scissors , pliers, pincers, tweezers, tongs, binoculars, scales, handcuffs, shears,         glasses and etc.

    B.   Things we wear

        *clothes, pajamas, knickers/underpants, jeans, tight, jodhpurs, leggings, dungarees, shorts, trousers, braces, trunks, and etc.

    C.   Words with plural form but used mostly with singular verbs

        Names of some games : billiards, dominoes, draughts, darts, bowls

        Names of subject/activities : physics, economics, classics, gymnastics, aerobics, athletics, maths.

     Note : some words look plural but are not, (series, means, news, spaghetti)

=   There was a series of programs on TV about Japan.

      Is there a cheap means of transports I could use to get there ?

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