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.