Is news countable or uncountable?

[vic]

should i say

we've got a good news for you

or

we've got good news for you?

can someone please tell me the answer?

[Conchita]

'News' is an uncountable noun and cannot be used with the indefinite article 'a'.

But you can say for example:

We've got good news for you.
We've got some good news for you.
We've got a good piece of news for you.
We've got wonderful (or great) news for you.

[Alan]

Hi vic,

You need to say: We've got good news for you. If you want to suggest that it is a singular item, then you would say:
I have a piece of good news for you.

Alan
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[Daltomaciel]

Please... I've seen your answers, but I have another question:
B) We watched the news on the television

This is a incorrect item I saw in a test, but I dont know where's the mistake.

Would be:
We watched a piece of news on the television

or

We watched the news on television - without "the" before television

?

Could you say where is the mistake?

[Mister Micawber]

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'The news' is correct. 'The television' is probably considered incorrect by the test writer, though it is possible. The expected sentence is 'We watched the news on television'.
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[Daltomaciel]

Thank you, mister.
What about this ones:
It’s the second time this happened to Linda.
It’s the first time he drives a car

why are they incorrect?

[Atomos]

@ daltomaciel: With "the first time, the second time, etc..." you have to use Present Perfect. Therefore, the errors are "happened" and "drives". The correct sentences would be:

It’s the second time this has happened to Linda.
It’s the first time he has driven a car.
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[Fedrok]

Hi!
And what about If I meet a friend and I want to say him "I've got two news. The first is... and the second is..."?
How can I say this, because "I've got two news" is not correct.
Can you help me?

Many thanks.

fedrok

[Mister Micawber]

That is not correct. You can say these:

I have two news items.
I have two pieces of news.
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[Eddiev82]

Hello!

I have a question... I understand that the words "news" is uncountable... however... is it incorrect to say...

Not all of the news are bad... there "are" good news as well... (My gut tells me that we should use IS, however, is it wrong if we use ARE?)

Thanks for the help!

[Alan]

Hi,

It has to be 'it'. Not all of the news is bad ... there is good news as well.

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[Eddiev82]

Thanks!

[Anwer]

can I say "Is there any news ?"

Thank you very much.

[Mister Micawber]

Yes, you can.
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[Farhan Baharin]

what if i say "i have a good news for you?"