Equipment means the tools or items needed for a particular activity.
The idea
Equipment is uncountable and takes a singular verb: the equipment is ready. Count individual items with a piece of equipment or two pieces of equipment.
Examples
- The team needs new equipment for the workshop.
- This equipment is too heavy to carry alone.
- Mina checked the safety equipment before the trip.
- The school bought two pieces of laboratory equipment.
- Where do you store the camping equipment?
- Our photographer rented some equipment for the event.
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Watch out
Do not add a plural ending or say an equipment; use some equipment or a piece of equipment.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct form. The clinic needs new ___. (equipment / equipments)
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equipment
Equipment fits because the clinic needs a quantity of items, not a plural noun.
Choose the correct form. A camera is one ___ of equipment. (piece / pieces)
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piece
Piece names one individual item: the camera.
Choose the correct form. The climbing equipment ___ in the cupboard. (is / are)
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is
Is agrees with the uncountable subject, even when it refers to several items.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form. The clinic needs new ___. (equipment / equipments)
Choose the correct form. A camera is one ___ of equipment. (piece / pieces)
Choose the correct form. The climbing equipment ___ in the cupboard. (is / are)
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Describe equipment needed for an activity and name one piece.