Juan Jose
專業教師"Good advice" or "A good advice"
On Duolingo, I saw this sentence for translate to English:
"Ese es un buen consejo".
I wrote:
"That is a good advice".
But that is incorrect, because the correct form is "That is good advice".
Why "good advice" and not "a good advice"?
Sorry for my bad English.
2018年12月19日 17:21
解答 · 8
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Because in English "advice" is uncountable, so you can't put "a" before.
2018年12月19日
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The word "advice" is an uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms. They cannot be used with the articles a/an.
You can use "some" before "advice":
He gave me some advice.
To refer to a single item of advice, you can use the expression ‘a piece of advice’:
Can I give you a piece of advice?
2018年12月19日
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Advice is an uncountable noun.
advice | AmE ədˈvaɪs, BrE ədˈvʌɪs |
noun
1 uncountable(counsel) consejos mpl; (professional) asesoramiento m
▸ a piece of advice
un consejo
2018年12月19日
You can say "he gave me ten pieces of advice about girls" if you want to specify the number of tips. And don´t forget the 3rd person S: "That meanS": :)
2018年12月21日
Ok. That mean I can't say "He gave me ten advices about girls", for example?
2018年12月19日
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