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Oct 22, 2014 · There is some information." A. uses the attributive 'some,' so the verb 'are' would be an appropriate choice? No. "Information" is singular and uncountable. "Some" is irrelevant. But my Internet research shows both A.& B. are used frequently, however the A. has been used Approx. 30% more. We have no idea how you conducted your research but the ...
Jul 18, 2006 · New Jersey, USA. USA English. Jul 18, 2006. #5. samueldclark said: information is an uncountable noun. uncountable nouns are singular. I don't think it has to do with the fact that it's uncountable, but just the fact that it's singular. -M.
Feb 17, 2011 · Feb 17, 2011. #1. i have a doubt on this matter. according to what i understood, we use much for uncountable nouns whereas many for countable nouns. From i have read, information is can be both countable and uncountable, it depends. So my question is how does it happen, i mean in what context it can be countable and vice versa.
May 19, 2011 · very well thank you, so if I prepare a kind of application form where the applicant should give many personal details, at the foot of the form it is more appropriate writing:
Jun 12, 2017 · Jun 12, 2017. #5. PaulQ said: In the context you gave, collected implies a more methodical action than gathered. That's good to know. As for "a lot of information" in the example, it probably means "a large amount of information" or "many pieces of information" (if they are idiomatic ).
Apr 12, 2015 · Apr 10, 2015. #2. In set one, the first sentence sounds the best. In set two, the first sentence doesn't sound right. Dump Sentence two sounds fine. In set three, the first sentence sounds fine. The second sentence doesn't make any sense, why aren't they allowed to fill out the form if there is a request for information.
Jul 2, 2016 · There is a meaning of "information" that is countable: The formal accusation of a criminal offense made by a public official; the sworn,written accusation of a crime. information Although there was, historically, a distinction to be made between an indictment and an information (seeR v Slator below), the two terms are now used interchangeably.
Aug 10, 2009 · Aug 10, 2009. #1. Bonjour à tous, Je voudrais juste savoir c'est quoi le plus correct à écrire en anglais: This information is ... ou. These information are ... Parce que comme je pense, "information" est pluriel. Merci par avance,
Jul 29, 2012 · Jul 29, 2012. #2. If you are asking if it's grammatically OK to say 'to give a piece of information', then the answer is yes. You can also say 'to give some information', or 'to give a bit of information', or ' to give lots of information' and more . . .
Aug 21, 2006 · Apr 23, 2008. #9. panjandrum said: Information is a non-count noun. It is neither singular nor plural. If you don't have enough information then the simplest statement is: I need more information. The example sentences with "It" as subject sound a bit odd. Other languages have nouns that mean:"piece of information".
