Give advice means to tell someone what you think they should do. It works for any kind of advice: from a friend, a doctor, a teacher or a consultant. The person who gets the advice comes straight after give (give me advice) or after to, and the topic follows on or about.
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give + person + advice; give advice to + person; give advice on/about + topic; a piece of advice
- My older sister always gives me advice about money, even when I don't ask for it.
- The university careers service gives students free advice on writing a CV.
- Could you give me some advice on which phone to buy?
What changed
First versionMy tutor gave me a useful advice about the speaking test.
RevisionMy tutor gave me useful advice about the speaking test.
Advice looks like a noun you could count, but in English it is uncountable, like information or news: it never takes a, and there is no form advices. That is why a was removed. When you mean exactly one tip, say a piece of advice.
To act on someone's advice is to take it or follow it: I took my doctor's advice and started walking every day. And the verb is spelt with an s: I'd advise you to book early.
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Let me give you ___ before your first job interview: arrive ten minutes early.
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a piece of advice — After the colon comes one specific tip: arrive ten minutes early. Advice can't be counted with an, so a single tip is a piece of advice.
Think of a useful piece of advice someone once gave you. Write who gave it to you and what it was about.
When I started my first job, my manager gave me advice about keeping a daily to-do list, and I still follow it.
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