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Does this sound right?… “ out of all the shoes I have, these are my favorite pair”?

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Answer: It should say "out of all the shoes I have, this is my favorite pair."

Step-by-step explanation:

The noun "pair" is a collective noun, which means it's a singular noun that represents a group. To have correct subject-verb agreement, the pronoun and verb should both be singular. "This" and "is" are the singular counterparts to "these" and "are", respectively.

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