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Partitives

(Longman English Grammar by L.G. Alexander)

Specific items or amounts

 

A bar of chocolate
A bar of soap
A block of cement
A book of matches
A box of matches
A piece of paper
A book of stamps
A head of hair
An item of news
A jet of water
A loaf of bread
A cake of soap
A cloud of dust
A flash of lightning
A slice of bread
A peal of thunder
A pile of earth
A portion of food
A roll of paper
A slice of meat
A ball of string
A bar of chocolate
A cube of ice
A lump of sugar
A sheet of paper

Containers

  A cup of coffee
A barrel of beer
A basket of fruit
A bottle of milk
A can of beer
A carton of cigarettes
A flask of tea
A glass of water
A jug of water
A mug of cocoa
A tin of soup
A vase of flowers
A bag of flour
A jar of jam
A packet of biscuits
A pot of tea
A tube of toothpaste

Small quatities

  A blade of grass
A breath of air
A crust of bread
A dash of soda
A grain of rice
A lock of hair
A pat of butter
A drop of water
A pinch of salt
A scrap of paper
A drop of rain*
A spec of dust*
A crumb of bread*

Measures

  A gallon of petrol
A length of cloth
A litter of oil
An ounce of gold
A spoonful of medicine
A pint of milk
A pound of coffee
A yard of cloth
A meter of cloth
A kilo of sugar

A Game of

  A game of billiards
A game of bridge
A game of cards
A game of chess
A game of cricket
A game of darts
A game of tennis
A game of squash
A game of table tennis
A game of volleyball
A game of football

Abstract

  A bit of advice
A branch of knowledge
A fit of anger
A piece of research
A spot of trouble
A period of calm
A spell of work

Types/Species

  A brand of soap
A kind of biscuit
A species of insect
A type of drug
A variety of pasta
A make of car
A sort of cake

A pair of


A pair of gloves
A pair of jeans
A pair of boots
A pair of braces
A pair of glasses
A pair of slippers
A pair of skis
A pair of knickers
A pair of pants
A pair of pliers
A pair of pajamas
A pair of scissors
A pair of shears
A pair of shoes
A pair of shorts
A pair of skates
A pair of socks
A pair of stockings
A pair of tights
A pair of tongs
A pair of trousers



(From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - p.46)

Pieces

  a chunk of rock
a hunk of cheese
a cube of sugar
a block of ice
a clod of earth
a wad of banknotes (bills)
a dollop of jam
a lump of butter
a blob of paint
a squeeze of lemon
a squirt of liquid
a drop of sauce
a dash of sauce
a wisp of smoke
a puff of perfume
a bar of chocolate
a bar of soap
a rasher of bacon
a slab of concrete
a slice of bread
a slice of cake
a sheet of newspaper
a pane of glass
a square of chocolate
a segment of orange
a pinch of salt
a scrap of paper
a crumb of cake
a speck of dirt
a grain of sand
a flake of paint
a shred of cloth
a chip of china
a splinter of wood
a sliver of glass
a morsel of food*
a chip of wood*
a puff of wind*
a reel of sewing cotton*
an acre of land*
a pint of milk*
a litter of milk*
a bunch of flowers*

Collectives

  A flock of sheep*
A swarm of bees*
A fleet of ships*
A herd of cattle*
A bunch of keys*
A mob of angry people*
A set of tools*


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