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Uncountable nouns often used wrongly

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Accommodation, advice, feedback, clothing, equipment, information, luggage, news, progress and software are uncountable nouns often used wrongly. These words are not used in the plural form and are not used with indefinite article (a, an) and a number.

 

Accommodation (accommodations in American English)

 

Definition: a place provided for someone to live, stay or work in

 

We are looking for overnight accommodation for a couple.

 We are looking for an overnight accommodation for a couple.

Accommodation in this city is cheap

Accommodations in this city are cheap

 

Advice

 

Definition: an opinion on how to do something appropriately 

 

The dietitian gave me a lot of advice on healthy eating.

The dietitian gave me a lot of advices

Can I offer you advice on which car to buy?

Can I offer you an advice on …?

 

We use a piece of/a word of to make advice countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

advice

a piece of advice

two pieces of advice

 

Difference between advice and advise

 

Advice (with c)

noun

The consultant gave me professional advice.

Advise (with s)

verb

I strongly advise you to change your hairstyle.

 

Feedback

 

Definitions: constructive [=useful and helpful] criticism, advice or comments that are used to improve the product, performance or situation.

 

There is a lot of feedback about the new website.

There are a lot of feedbacks about

I got positive feedback from my boss.

I got a positive feedback  from …

 

Furniture

 

Definitions: objects typically made of wood, that are used in a room for sleeping, sitting or storing dishes, food or clothes

 

We decided to buy some new furniture for the living room.

We decided a new furniture

We decided some new furnitures…

 

We use a piece of/an item of to make furniture countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

furniture

a piece of furniture

two pieces of furniture

 

Clothing

 

Definition: things that you wear on your body

 

You must wear protective clothing.

You must wear a protective clothing.

She will buy two items of clothing.

 She will buy two clothings.

 

We use a piece of/an item of/an article of to make clothing countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

clothing

a piece of clothing

two pieces of clothing

Equipment

 

Definition: all the necessary things for a specific [particular] purpose or activity

 

We have to buy new kitchen equipment for the restaurant

We have to buy new kitchen equipments…

We have to buy a new kitchen equipment

 

We use a piece of to make equipment countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

equipment

a piece of equipment

two pieces of equipment

 

Information

 

Definition: facts that are received or known about something

 

This diary gives a lot of information about my childhood.

This diary gives a lot of informations

I found a piece of information about my hometown on this website.

I found an information

 

We use a piece of/a bit of to make information countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

information

a piece of information

two pieces of information

 

Luggage

 

Definition: bags and cases that are carried by someone who is travelling

 

Where can I leave my luggage at the station?

Where can I leave my luggages…?

You can put a piece of luggage on the rack

You can put a luggage

 

We use a piece of/an item of to make luggage countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

luggage

a piece of luggage

two pieces of luggage

 

News

 

Definition: new, important or unusual information about events

 

The good news is that my wife’s expecting a baby.

The good news are that…

I have some good news for my family.

I have a good news…

 

We use a piece of/an item of to make news countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

news

a piece of news

two pieces of news

 

Progress

 

Definition: the process of improving (or developing) something gradually

 

I think he’s making great progress in English.

I think he’s making a great progress

The government has made a lot of progress in stimulating the economy.

The government has made a lot of progresses

 

Software

 

Definition: computer programs

 

I want to buy antivirus software.

I want to buy an antivirus software.

What is the essential software for PC?

What are the essential softwares…?

 

We use a piece of to make software countable

 

Uncountable

Countable

software

a piece of software

two pieces of software

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