Uncountable and plural nouns. We enjoyed... lovely weather over the weekend.
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Uncountable and plural nouns
We enjoyed ... lovely weather over the weekend.
There (was/were) (much/many/a /heavy) traffic on the M30 yesterday.
We bought … new furniture for the apartment.
This’s … lovely … furniture.
• What do the following words have in common?
Behaviour, traffic, weather, accommodation, health, progress, scenery, rubbish, work, politics
Uncountable nouns always need a (singular/plural) verb, they (have/don’t have) plurals, and they (can/can’t) be used with a/an.
The following nouns are also uncountable:
Furniture, information, advice, homework, research, news, luck, bread, toast, luggage, equipment.
Use a piece of to talk about an individual item.
Plural nouns need a singular/plural verb and can/can’t be used with a/an.
If they consist of two parts (scissors, trousers) they can be used with a pair of or some.
Collective nouns refer to a group of people: staff, crew, police.
They need a singular/plural verb.