Wrong: We have decided to buy some furnitures.
Right: We have decided to buy some furniture.
Right: We have decided to buy some furniture.
Wrong: Have you received any informations?
Right: Have you received any information?
Right: Have you received any information?
Wrong: He asked her to pack her luggages.
Right: He asked her to pack her luggage.
Right: He asked her to pack her luggage.
Wrong: The sceneries here are not good.
Right: The scenery here is not good.
Right: The scenery here is not good.
Wrong: Did you hear these news?
Right: Did you hear this news?
ExplanationRight: Did you hear this news?
Nouns like furniture, information, advice, news, luggage and scenery normally have only a singular form.
Wrong: Students should wear white pants.
Right: Students should wear white trousers.
Right: Students should wear white trousers.
'Pants' means underclothes covering the upper part of the leg.
Wrong: I am learning a new poetry.
Right: I am learning a new poem.
Right: I am learning a new poem.
Wrong: He is my cousin brother.
Right: He is my cousin.
ExplanationRight: He is my cousin.
Cousin means any child of any aunt or uncle. There is no need to say cousin brother since the noun he already reveals the sex of the person.
Wrong: One of my friend has agreed to come with me.
Right: One of my friends has agreed to come with me.
Right: One of my friends has agreed to come with me.
Wrong: Some of my friends has arrived.
Right: Some of my friends have arrived.
Right: Some of my friends have arrived.
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