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Why can't I use "equipments"?

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The noun equipment does not have a plural form.It is used in the singular only, with a singular verb, and there is no word "equipments."

Nouns like this are called "noncountnouns" (or "massnouns") and there are over100 common nouns in this category. Beloware 10other common noncount nouns,shown in typical contexts. As noted in parentheses, manyof these words have other meanings or uses in which they are count nouns, meaning that they can be plural.

1. wood

   • Thewoodon the deck has begun to rot.(Anotheruseofwood, referring to an area full of trees, isa regular countnoun that has a plural form.)

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     Examples of professional equipment

2. steel

   • The beams are made ofsteel.

3. glass

   • aglassbowl/bottle (Anotheruseof glass, referring to a container to drink from, is a regular countnoun that has a plural form.)

4. paper

   • We'll need pens, glue, and somepaper.(Another useofpaper, referring to a newspaper,isa regular countnoun that has a plural form.)

5. sugar

   • Would you pass thesugar, please?(Anotheruseofsugar, referring to the amount of sugar in one spoonfulorpacket, isa regular countnoun that has a plural form.)

6. oil

   • The price of crudeoilis expected to rise.

7. luggage

   • Passengers are limited to two items of carry-onluggage.

8. information

   • Thispamphlet provides a lot ofinformationabout recent changes to the tax laws.

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