B1

∅ / some / a piece of + Nu

Danh từ không đếm được thường gặp

Explanation

Nhóm danh từ tiếng Anh không đếm được nhưng tiếng Việt đếm bình thường: advice, information, news, furniture, equipment, luggage, knowledge, progress, research, accommodation, software, feedback. Muốn đếm thì mượn đơn vị: a piece of advice, an item of news. Bẫy thường gặp: advices ✗, informations ✗, furnitures ✗, equipments ✗, feedbacks ✗. Và news tuy có s vẫn là SỐ ÍT: The news are good ✗.

Examples

She gave me some useful advice.

Cô ấy cho tôi vài lời khuyên hữu ích.

I need more information.

Tôi cần thêm thông tin.

The news was good.

Tin đó tốt.

We bought new furniture.

Chúng tôi mua nội thất mới.

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The grammar point “∅ / some / a piece of + Nu” (Danh từ không đếm được thường gặp) is one of the key structures at CEFR 3. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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