Singular uncountable nouns

• Singular uncountable nouns only have a singular form. They only take verbs in the singular.
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• Singular uncountable nouns include: advice, blood, bread, furniture, hair, information, jewellery, knowledge, luggage, milk, money, news, permission, respect, water

• With singular uncountable nouns, if we want to describe one particular item, we have to use a phrase ending in of before the noun. Common phrases include: a bar of chocolate/soap, a bit of help/advice, a blade of grass, a block of concrete, a breath of fresh air, a drop of water, a grain of salt/sand, a gust of wind, a loaf of bread, a lump of sugar, a piece of bread/information, a scrap of paper, a sheet of paper, a slice of bread/cheese, a speck of dust/dirt, a spot of ink