Knickers is a plural noun. Some articles of clothing, including the British term knickers, only have a plural form.
"Knickers" is a plural noun. Some articles of clothing, including the British term knickers, only have a plural form.
Are your knickers red?
Is your knicker red?
Plural nouns, also known as pluralia tantum (Latin for "plural only"), cannot be used with the article "a" ("a" means a single thing); however, you can introduce the phrases "a pair of knickers", "two pairs of knickers", etc.
There is a pair of knickers on my bed.
Keep also in mind that plural nouns, like knickers, take a plural form of a verb; for example, you can say "knickers have", but not "knickers has".
My knickers have a pocket in them.
My knickers has a pocket in them.
A partial list of articles of clothing that are plural nouns:
