Usage of the word news (It's a terrible news vs. It's terrible news)

[Liza]

Hi,

Can we say this? It's a terrible news.

or we must say: It's terrible news.

or: These are terrible news. (with plural, even if I'm thinking of just one piece of news).

thanks

[Jamie (K)]

"News" is an uncountable noun, so we can never say "a news", and you can't use a plural verb with the word.

You can say, "This is a terrible piece of news."

[Liza]

[Jamie (K)]

[Yankee]

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Just as a summary for what Jamie has already written, here are some direct responses to your original questions (inside the quote):