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Unit 3 / Session 1 / Activity 2

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1) Your answer: "Can I give you a piece of advice?"

Correct
Well done! 'Advice' is an information word and it's uncountable. So we can't say 'advices' or 'an
advice'.

2) Your answer: "Have you read all the research on skin treatments?"
Correct
That's right! 'Research' is an information word and it's uncountable. So we don't say 'researches'.

3)
Your answer: "I think I have a healthy diet - I eat a lot of fruit and limit how much salt I have on my
food."
Correct
Right answer! Here, 'fruit' is a group noun and 'salt' is a substance and they're both uncountable.
So we don't say 'fruits' or 'salts'.

4) Your answer: "Economics is very boring."

Correct
Correct! 'Economics' is an uncountable noun so we use the singular verb form 'is'.

5)
Your answer: "When we were in Italy we ate so much pasta and the number of different pizza you
could get was incredible!"
Incorrect
Sorry, that's wrong! We can't say 'pastas' because it is an uncountable noun. We can say 'pizzas'
because it's a countable noun.

6) Your answer: "I think he bought too much furniture - there's no space left in the living room!"
Correct
Well done! 'Furniture' is a group noun that means things like 'tables and chairs' so we don't put an -
s on the end.

7) Your answer: "Have I got your attention?"

Correct
Correct! 'Attention' is an information word and it's uncountable. So we don't put an -s at the end.

8)
Your answer: "One of the problems of living in a big city is that there is a lot of traffic. There are
too many cars."
Correct

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Correct answer! 'Traffic' is a group noun and it's uncountable. 'Car' is a countable noun, so we can
say 'cars'.

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