Question

I'm looking for a pair of gloves.

1. Are they for you?
2. Is it for you?
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Which response is right?

Answer 1

"Pair" is a singular noun. The plural is "pairs," as in two pairs of gloves. The second response is correct, but we almost never say it that way. Because a pair is always two of something, we say, "Are they...", incorrectly.