Complete the following sentences.
1Where is your ...............?
Wrong!
"Luggage" is an uncountable noun, so it does not take a plural -s.
2I would like to paint the ...............
Wrong!
"Scenery" is an uncountable noun, so it is not normally used in the plural here.
3She gave me some ............... yesterday.
Wrong!
"Advice" is uncountable, so we do not add -s after "some".
4He has eaten two ............... of bread.
Wrong!
"Loaves" is the correct countable plural when talking about two units of bread.
5I have ............... important work to do.
Wrong!
"Some" is used with the uncountable noun "work" in this sentence.
6............... lightning struck the building.
Wrong!
"A flash of" is the correct partitive phrase for one sudden occurrence of lightning.
7The lightning was followed by a deafening ...............
Wrong!
"Clap of thunder" is the natural countable phrase after "a deafening".
8I heard ............... this morning.
Wrong!
"A piece of news" is the correct way to make the uncountable noun "news" countable.
9We need to buy ............... furniture.
Wrong!
"Some" is used with the uncountable noun "furniture" when talking about an indefinite amount.
10Have you got ............... equipment to fix this?
Wrong!
"Some" is used with the uncountable noun "equipment" when talking about an indefinite amount.
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- Where is your luggage?
- I would like to paint the scenery
- She gave me some advice yesterday.
- He has eaten two loaves of bread.
- I have some important work to do.
- A flash of lightning struck the building.
- The lightning was followed by a deafening clap of thunder
- I heard a piece of news this morning.
- We need to buy some furniture.
- Have you got some equipment to fix this?
Notes
- The words
- news, furniture, scenery, advice, information etc., are uncountable in English. We cannot use numbers or the articles
- a/an with uncountable nouns. Also note that most uncountable nouns are singular with no plural forms.