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Choose the correct sentence. a) Amish can’t have a long hair b) I’ve just heard a very interesting news c) There’s always a terrible traffic in Los Angeles d) It’s best not to take too much luggage

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Answer:

D. It's best not to take too much luggage.

Step-by-step explanation:

I'll provide an explanation as to why each sentence is incorrect, as well as a corrected version. The given sentences, apart from D, are using uncountable nouns incorrectly. An uncountable word is a noun that is not individual or separate, and is instead viewed as a collective, mass noun. Examples of these include (but aren't limited to):

1. Substances: water, air, sand

2. Abstract Concepts: happiness, knowledge, love

3. Food and Drinks: rice, bread, coffee

4. Materials: wood, plastic, steel

Uncountable nouns don't use articles like "a" or "an" before them, despite appearing as individual nouns.

A. Amish can’t have a long hair.

Correction: Amish can't have long hair.

Explanation: "Hair" is an uncountable noun in this case, so it doesn't need the "a" before it. The hair in this sentence is referring to a whole group of multiple hairs, so, despite appearing singular, we don't write it as such.

B. I’ve just heard a very interesting news.

Correction: I've just heard very interesting news.

Explanation: "News" here is the uncountable noun, so the same concept applies.

C. There’s always a terrible traffic in Los Angeles.

Correction: There’s always terrible traffic in Los Angeles.

Explanation: "Traffic" here is the uncountable noun, so the same concept applies.

Hope this helps, grammar can be tricky!

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