English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
NON-COUNT NOUNS
The incident caused ~a serious damage~ to the house (nonstandard).
The incident caused ~serious damages~ to the house (nonstandard).
The incident caused *serious damage* to the house (standard).
Damage is physical harm that is caused to an object or the unpleasant effects that something has on a person, situation, or type of activity. The noun, “damages” refers to money to be paid as compensation to a person for injury, loss, etc:
He was awarded £100 in *damages* over the false allegation (standard).
He just got ~furnitures~ for his new apartment (nonstandard).
He just got *furniture* for his new apartment (standard).
Furniture consists of large objects such as tables, chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in.
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