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Grammar fix

find information

search for information

to look for and get facts or details that you need, usually by searching online, reading, or asking people.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • You can find information about train times on the station website.study
  • In my opinion, the internet makes it much easier to find information for school projects.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: find information (about/on something)

WrongI found some informations online.

RightI found some information online.

'Information' is uncountable — never 'informations'.

Patternfind information (about/on something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I require additional data pertaining to the subject.

Natural I need to find some more information on it.

'Find information' is the plain phrase; 'data pertaining to the subject' is database jargon.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • find information (on/about)
    onlineon the websiteabout itmore

Don't confuse it

Compare with 'give information' (to provide details) and 'look for information' (the process of searching, not always finding).

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