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Countable and uncountable nouns: 1. Research Singular: a piece of research Plural: a lot of research, a huge amount of research, Negative: not much research
Examples: - I did a lot of research for this post! - My colleague just shared a very interesting piece of research with me. - Not much research has been done into this very innovative system.
2. Evidence Singular: a piece of evidence Plural: a lot of evidence, a huge amount of evidence Negative: not much evidence
Examples: -He came to me with a startling piece of evidence. -There is a lot of evidence to support this hypothesis. -He did not have much evidence to prove his alibi.
3. Equipment Singular: a piece of equipment, a type of equipment Plural: a lot of equipment, a huge amount of equipment Negative: not much equipment
Examples: - My gym is always quick to buy the latest piece of equipment. - Her kitchen is a joy to work in; she has a huge amount of equipment in there. -There is not much equipment in the new laboratory.
4. Work Also homework/schoolwork. You may be overworked but you never have many works. Singular: a piece of work Plural: a lot of work, a huge amount of work Negative: not much work
Examples: - The student handed in his piece of homework. - After my recent move, I have a lot of work to do at home. - He has very little work these days; he’s mainly out on the golf course! - There is not much work for him in the office these days.