Here’s an example of the plural only noun ‘pants’ agreeing with the determiner ‘these’ and the verb ‘are’
These pants are lycra.
Here’s a student example:
His jeans were too tight.
PELIC Korean female level 5 listening class.
A2 point 16 in the category of NOUNS is defined:
NOUNS ONLY USED IN THE PLURAL with plural agreement.
Note that in our list, 50% are unlisted (black) in the English Vocabulary Profile.
Here’s a search in iWebs for the EVP vocabulary:
tights|jeans|pants|pyjamas|shorts|trousers|scissors|sunglasses _V*R
1 PANTS ARE 12775
collocates:
1 THESE 2858
2 MADE 895
3 COMFORTABLE 475
4 PERFECT 444
5 DESIGNED 378
2 JEANS ARE 9698
3 SHORTS ARE 8240
4 SUNGLASSES ARE 5572
5 TROUSERS ARE 3275
6 PANTS WERE 2957
7 TIGHTS ARE 2278
8 JEANS WERE 1658
9 SCISSORS ARE 1522
10 SHORTS WERE 1385
11 TROUSERS WERE 724
12 SUNGLASSES WERE 528
13 TIGHTS WERE 232
14 SCISSORS WERE 214
15 PYJAMAS ARE 155
Unlisted vocabulary: panties,boxers,briefs,headphones,pliers,tongs,tweezers,binoculars,glasses,goggles,raybans,