Very good! And the last one: Which is correct: a) it was beautiful weather on Saturday. Information is uncountable so it's some information without an - s, not some informations. And number two: is this sentence correct or wrong? Please can you give me some informations? Physics is complicated.Ħ Minute Vocabulary from BBC Learning EnglishĪnd it's quiz time! Number one: Is the word furniture countable or uncountable?Īnd the answer is - it's uncountable. So we use them with a singular verb, just like other uncountable nouns. Yes, they end with the letter -s, so they look plural, but in fact they're usually uncountable too.
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But be careful with subjects like physics or economics. Then there are words for feelings and ideas, so happiness and education.Īnd also subjects like history and biology. Materials and substances like wood and salt are uncountable too. Shall we now talk about more types of uncountable nouns, Catherine? We've seen that some activity nouns are uncountable, and some group nouns are uncountable. So baggage means a group of bags.Īnd we're talking about uncountable nouns. In some languages these words are often plural. How much baggage can you take and what's the best way to take money abroad? Will the traffic be bad on the way to the airport?Īnd we had baggage, money and traffic. We don't usually say fruits, foods and weathers. Fruit, food and weather are group words too.
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And group words are often uncountable, so there's no plural form. So accommodation describes the groups of places that you can stay like flats, houses, students halls of residence. Accommodation means 'places to live or spend the night', like rooms, flats and houses. The other uncountable noun in that clip was accommodation. So we can say a piece of information or two pieces of advice. Yes, they're not usually plural in English, but we can add the words a piece of to lots of uncountable nouns if we like. Information words like research, information and advice are uncountable too. Are there good reviews of the accommodation?Īnd the uncountable nouns in that clip were: travel, research and accommodation.Īnd activities like travel, work and homework are usually uncountable. It's time to start planning your summer travel! Do some research before you go. Now listen out for three more uncountable nouns in this clip. You can't make advice plural, like you can in some other languages.Īnd with uncountable nouns, we don't use articles a or an. Now, did you notice that advice is not plural? We never say advices in English because advice is an uncountable noun. Advice means ideas and suggestions about what to do. We asked you: What might you need from your bank before you go abroad?Īnd the answer is: You might need some advice. Are there good reviews of the accommodation? How much baggage can you take and what's the best way to take money abroad? Do you need to get some advice from your bank? Will the traffic be bad on the way to the airport? While you listen, think about this question: what might you need from your bank before you go abroad? Here's Colin. and we'll also bring you a top tip for recognising uncountable nouns.īut let's start by listening to Colin. So that's nouns that you can’t count, like water, money and research. In this show we're talking about uncountable nouns.
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