2. Nouns with no plural. ‘The news about the king’s death has been reported around the world.’ (It...) Many English learners will know that English has countable and uncountable nouns.

With this usage, in these examples, we would normally require a/an before a singular countable noun: Have you got a glass for the beer? Have you got a vase for the flowers? I don't have a suitcase ...

This resource will explain some of the grammatical concerns that are important for you to know on the English portion of ... versus common nouns that refer to general things (e.g. car, city, glass).