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Question

I´m buying the shirt, the skirt, the boots, the coat and the purse. He is buing the t-shirt, the sweatshirt, the belt and the short. They are wearing a dress, shoes and hat.

He is buYing - and the shortS :) - ian-hill, Nov 29, 2011

Try to remember when you use shorts, pants, or slacks, it is always plural with an 's'. You may also see it as: a pair of pants/shorts/slacks. - coveyc, Nov 29, 2011

Thank you - LuisaCorrales, Nov 30, 2011

Answer 1

I would recommend :

They are all wearing dress, shoes and hat.

(This avoids the appearance that they are sharing a dress, a pair of shoes, and a hat.)

Also unless you are speaking about specific items (the ones laying on the check-out counter, etc.) I would use the indefinite article.

I´m buying a shirt, skirt, boots, coat and purse. He is buying a t-shirt, sweatshirt, belt and some shorts.

Notice that English does not repeat the definite article like Spanish does. The definite article (the) usage was correct for the context given in the lesson.

I agree Louisa - ian-hill, Nov 29, 2011

If you're going to do that, I would say "They are all wearing dressES, shoes, and hatS." Otherwise the singular sounds a bit odd. I don't think you would ever say "She is wearing dress" but you would say "She wears dresses" or "They are wearing dresses." - ninjacowgirl, Nov 29, 2011

Ninjacowgirl is correct. Use dresses and hats or you could also say, "They are all wearing a dress, shoes, and a hat." But the more common usage would be "They are all wearing dresses, shoes, and hats." - coveyc, Nov 29, 2011

Thank you - LuisaCorrales, Nov 30, 2011

Answer 2

Welcome to SD

They are just fine Luisa.

Thank you - LuisaCorrales, Nov 30, 2011