Stop saying: “My teacher gave me some good advices.”

Say instead: “My teacher gave me some good advice.” · A2 · Grammar

✗ Wrong

My teacher gave me some good advices.

✓ Correct

My teacher gave me some good advice.

Why?

Advice is uncountable in English, so it has no plural form. Use some advice, a lot of advice, or a piece of advice for one single item. Its verb is singular too: the advice is helpful, not are.

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🎙️ REAL VOICES

The three correct examples below, in a real voice.

✗ She gave me two advices.

✓ She gave me two pieces of advice.

✗ I need your advices about my classes.

✓ I need your advice about my classes.

✗ His advices were very helpful.

✓ His advice was very helpful.

Advice never wears an s — count the pieces, not the advice.

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