My mentor gave me _____ useful advice. vs My mentor gave me some useful advice.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'My mentor gave me some useful advice.' is more commonly used and sounds more natural in everyday conversation. On the other hand, 'My mentor gave me a useful advice.' is also correct but less common, as 'advice' is usually an uncountable noun and is often used with 'some' or 'a lot of' rather than 'a'.

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My mentor gave me _____ useful advice.

This phrase is correct but less common. 'Advice' is usually an uncountable noun and is often used with 'some' or 'a lot of' rather than 'a'.

This phrase can be used when referring to a specific piece of advice that was particularly helpful.

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My mentor gave me a case 20 years ago when I made partner.
That wasn't a transceiver, that was an 18-carat gold pin that my mentor gave to me.
Lastly, it also needs to offer these victims useful advice.
Chief just gave me some really weird advice.
The 1021 cases listed as 'no action possible' are cases where we could not help the complainant by opening an in-depth inquiry, by transferring the case or by offering useful advice.
You know, for my mentor, You're kind of heavy on criticism and light on advice.
She actually gave me some really good advice.
This waitress just gave me some really great advice.
She gave me some good advice.
A horrible man recently gave me some great advice.
Your mom gave me some good advice.
You gave me advice. I decided to take it.
Someone else gave me the exact same advice.
No, you gave me sound advice.
So the elders gave me some very sound and profound advice.
Yes, you gave me some advice.
You know, Vincent gave me a great piece of advice.
You gave me that great advice.
My dad gave me some bad advice.
Gave her 40 quid, we had a chat and she gave me some good advice.

Alternatives:

my mentor gave me some useful advice.
my mentor gave me a lot of useful advice.
my mentor gave me plenty of useful advice.
my mentor gave me a piece of useful advice.
my mentor gave me plenty of good advice.

My mentor gave me some useful advice.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday conversation. 'Some' is often used with uncountable nouns like 'advice'.

This phrase is a common way to express that your mentor provided helpful guidance.

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My mentor gave me a case 20 years ago when I made partner.
However, those of us from Eastern Europe can give our Serbian friends some useful advice to prevent them from repeating our mistakes.
That wasn't a transceiver, that was an 18-carat gold pin that my mentor gave to me.
Lastly, it also needs to offer these victims useful advice.
The French translator, who also sent me some useful feedback, like feature requests and bug reports.
And finally, and I will end here, I still have hope because, as Alfonso X the Wise, a philosopher king, said, 'if God had consulted me on the day of the Creation, I would have given him some useful advice'.
Chief just gave me some really weird advice.
The 1021 cases listed as 'no action possible' are cases where we could not help the complainant by opening an in-depth inquiry, by transferring the case or by offering useful advice.
You know, for my mentor, You're kind of heavy on criticism and light on advice.
She actually gave me some really good advice.
This waitress just gave me some really great advice.
She gave me some good advice.
A horrible man recently gave me some great advice.
Your mom gave me some good advice.
You gave me advice. I decided to take it.
Someone else gave me the exact same advice.
No, you gave me sound advice.
So the elders gave me some very sound and profound advice.
Yes, you gave me some advice.
You know, Vincent gave me a great piece of advice.

Alternatives:

my mentor gave me a lot of useful advice.
my mentor gave me plenty of useful advice.
my mentor gave me a piece of useful advice.
my mentor gave me plenty of good advice.
my mentor gave me valuable advice.

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My mentor gave me _____ useful advice. vs My mentor gave me some useful advice.