- Which is correct news is or news are?
- Is the word news countable or uncountable?
- Was singular or plural?
Which is correct news is or news are?
Although the equivalent expression in many languages would be in the plural, “news” is a singular noun, so you should say: correct The news is being broadcast by all major TV stations. wrong The news are being broadcast by all major TV stations.
Is the word news countable or uncountable?
8 → I’ve got news for you9 → no news is good newsGrammarCountable or uncountable?• News is an uncountable noun and is followed by a singular verb: The news was not very good.• News is used with the singular form of words such as this and that: He was shocked when he heard this news.
Was singular or plural?
Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park.