Uncountable Singular Group Nouns
Uncountable singular group nouns are nouns to which "s"/ "ies" cannot be added to get their plural form. They have no plural form and stay singular all the time.
Here is a list of some common uncountable singular group nouns. Never add "s" to them. Uncountable singular group nouns agree with singular verbs such as is/has. However, when words like "piece" / "loaf" / "item" / "bag" are used to indicate their quantity, plural verbs such as are/have must be used.
Example sentences:
The bread is stale. Don't eat it.
To "count" bread you can use the word "loaf" like this:
Five loaves of bread have gone stale.
There is a lot of furniture in the living room. Can you move a few pieces of the furniture to the lobby upstairs?
The new furniture has arrived.
(Never write The furnitures........)
The information given to the tourists is incorrect.
The tourists asked for a piece/bit of information about some places of interest.
(Never write The tourists asked for informations ...............)
The small shop in this neighborhood sells a lot of stationery.
(Never write "a lot of stationeries")
Many items of the stationery are suitable for students.
The new machinery has been transported to the factory.
(Never write The machineries .............)
The factory supervisor complained that four items of machinery were faulty.
advice (a piece of advice) (you say "Can you give me some advice?" OR
"Can you give me a piece of advice?")
(you don't say "Can you give me some advices?")
accommodation (you say "I'm looking for accommodation NOT accommodations")
bread (a loaf/two or more loaves of bread)
equipment (a piece/two or more pieces of equipment)
furniture (a piece/two or more pieces of furniture)
garbage (a piece of garbage)
information (a piece/bit of information)
knowledge ( a piece/bit of knowledge)
luggage (a piece/two or more pieces of luggage)
money (a bag of money)
homework ( a piece/bit of homework)
news (a piece/two or more pieces of news)
machinery (not machineries) ( an item/two or more items of machinery)
stationery (not stationeries) ( an item/two or more items of stationery)
(stationery means things for writing such as pens, pencils, writing paper, etc)
(do not get confused with "stationary" which means not moving)
(e.g. The van bumped into a stationary bus.)
cutlery (not cutleries) (an item/two or more items of cutlery)
(cutlery means spoons, forks, knives)
Click here for other kinds of grammar.
Here is a list of some common uncountable singular group nouns. Never add "s" to them. Uncountable singular group nouns agree with singular verbs such as is/has. However, when words like "piece" / "loaf" / "item" / "bag" are used to indicate their quantity, plural verbs such as are/have must be used.
Example sentences:
The bread is stale. Don't eat it.
To "count" bread you can use the word "loaf" like this:
Five loaves of bread have gone stale.
There is a lot of furniture in the living room. Can you move a few pieces of the furniture to the lobby upstairs?
The new furniture has arrived.
(Never write The furnitures........)
The information given to the tourists is incorrect.
The tourists asked for a piece/bit of information about some places of interest.
(Never write The tourists asked for informations ...............)
The small shop in this neighborhood sells a lot of stationery.
(Never write "a lot of stationeries")
Many items of the stationery are suitable for students.
The new machinery has been transported to the factory.
(Never write The machineries .............)
The factory supervisor complained that four items of machinery were faulty.
advice (a piece of advice) (you say "Can you give me some advice?" OR
"Can you give me a piece of advice?")
(you don't say "Can you give me some advices?")
accommodation (you say "I'm looking for accommodation NOT accommodations")
bread (a loaf/two or more loaves of bread)
equipment (a piece/two or more pieces of equipment)
furniture (a piece/two or more pieces of furniture)
garbage (a piece of garbage)
information (a piece/bit of information)
knowledge ( a piece/bit of knowledge)
luggage (a piece/two or more pieces of luggage)
money (a bag of money)
homework ( a piece/bit of homework)
news (a piece/two or more pieces of news)
machinery (not machineries) ( an item/two or more items of machinery)
stationery (not stationeries) ( an item/two or more items of stationery)
(stationery means things for writing such as pens, pencils, writing paper, etc)
(do not get confused with "stationary" which means not moving)
(e.g. The van bumped into a stationary bus.)
cutlery (not cutleries) (an item/two or more items of cutlery)
(cutlery means spoons, forks, knives)
Click here for other kinds of grammar.
By Susan L
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