询问价格时我们可以说:
What's the price of the+名词单数?
如果对复数价格提问,有 What are the prices of the shoes? 这种说法吗?还是说 What's the price of the shoes?
如果询问苹果、桌子等其他可数名词价格时,用 What are the prices of the apples / desks? 行不行的呢?还是干脆都用单数的呢?
price表示“价格”、“价钱”的意思时,是可数名词,复数形式是 prices,例如:
Prices are going up. 物价正上涨。(《薄冰英语惯用法词典》 price 词条)
询问价格时我们可以说:
What's the price of the...?
What price is the...?
How much is the+ 单数名词 + ?
How much are the + 复数名词 + ?
例如:
What's / What is the price of the car?
= What price is the car?
= How much is the car?
这辆汽车的价格是多少?
How much are the apples?这些苹果多少钱?
【注意】the price of the 后面可以接单数名词或者复数名词,例如:
The price of the vegetables is going up. 蔬菜涨价了。
The prices of the watches are very low at that store.
=Watches are very cheap at that store. 那家店的手表很便宜。(《外研社英汉多功能词典》price词条)
所以,What are the prices of the shoes? / What's the price of the shoes? / What are the prices of the apples / desks? 也是正确的。
但是,不能说:How much is the price of...?