Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly:

Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, then write them correctly:

1-    His father gave him some valuable advices.

2-    He refused to give me any informations.

3-    The number of women are increasing.

4-    The police are doing his best.

5-    The cattle is in the field.

6-    Mathematics are my favorite subject.

7-    I want to have my hairs cut.

Countable and uncountable nouns:

Compare:

1-I eat a banana. I like bananas.

2-I eat rice. I like rice.

Banana is a countable noun. It can be singular or plural but rice is an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count.

1-    There is a beach near here.

2-    There is sand in my shoes.

3-    Helen was singing a song.

4-    She was listening to some music.

5-    Have you got a ten-pound note?

1-    Have you got any money?

2-    It wasn’t your fault. It was an accident.

3-    It wasn’t your fault. It was bad luck.

4-    There are no batteries in the radio.

5-    There is no electricity in this house.

6-    We haven’t got enough cups.

7-    We haven’t got enough water.

Countable nouns:

1-    We can use a/an with countable nouns.

2-    We cannot use singular countable nouns alone without a/an/the/my etc..

3-    We can use plural countable nouns alone.

4-    We can use some and any with plural countable nouns.

5-    We use many and few with plural countable nouns.

Uncountable nouns:

1-    We cannot use a/an with uncountable nouns.

2-    We use :

A bowl of rice

A piece of music

A drop of water

A game of tennis

3-We can use uncountable nouns alone without the/my/some.

4-We can use some and any with uncountable nouns.

5-We use much and little with uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns:

1-    Did you hear a noise?

2-    I bought a paper to read.

3-    There is a hair in my soup!

4-    You can stay with us. There a spare room.

5-    I had some interesting experiences while I was away.

6-    Enjoy your holiday. Have a good time!

Uncountable nouns:

1-    There is too much noise.

2-    I need some paper to write on.

3-    You have got long hair.

4-    You can’t sit here. There isn’t room.

5-    They offered me the job because I had a lot of experience.

6-    I can’t wait. I haven’t got time.

There are some nouns that are usually uncountable in English but often countable in other languages:

Accommodation/advice/baggage/behaviour/bread/

chaos/damage/furniture/

/luck/luggage/news/information/permission/progress/scenery/traffic/weather/work

Note:

1-    You cannot use a/an with them.

2-    They are not plural.

3-    We can say: We had a very good journey. Not a good travel.

Countable nouns:

1-I am looking for a job.

2-What a beautiful view!

3-It’s a nice day.

4-We had a lot of bags.

5-These chairs are mine.

6-It was a good suggestion.

Uncountable nouns:

1-I am looking for work.

2-What beautiful scenery!

3-It’s nice weather today.

4-this furniture is mine.

5-It was good advice.

Note:

1-    We need three counsel[not counsels] to defend the case.

2-    He is a man of his word.

3-    Upon my word.

4-    I never go back on my word.

5-    I like all kinds of fruit.

6-    What fruits do you like to have?

7-    Half of the work was done by me.

8-    The cattle are in the field.

9-    Bread and butter is eaten with jam.

10-Neither she nor her sister likes him.

11-Either he or his brother is to blame.

12-Every cask smells of the wine it contains.

13-They, as well as he, are happy.

14-Everything comes to him who waits.

15-None of us is perfect.

16-The number of visitors is small.

17-A number of players are still waiting.

18-It is they who must pay dearly.

19-There is many a slip twixt cup and lip.

20-There are many who love to praise right and do wrong.