fromEnglish Grammar Today
Informationis an uncountable noun meaning ‘facts about someone or something’.It is often followed byabout:
A:Can I help you?
B:Can you give us someinformation aboutrestaurants in the area, please?
Warning:
We do not useinformationin the plural form and we do not use it witha/an. We usepieceorpiecesto makeinformationcountable:
I found a lot ofinformationabout Ecuador on the Internet.
Not:I found a lot of informations about Ecuador…
She told meaninterestingpiece of informationabout the new manager.
Not:She told me an interesting information…
In more formal contexts,informationmay be followed byon:
The report includedinformation onfamily incomes in 2006.
The airline’s website givesinformation onhand baggage.