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.