baggage
furniture
information + is
macaroni
machinery
spaghetti
9. , :
a) a piece of e.g. chalk
a bit of cloth
information
pieces of meat
bit of plastic
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 scrap of paper
a gallon of petrol (gal = 3,78 )
a length of cloth
a litre of oil
an ounce of gold (oz = 28,4 )
a pint of milk (pt = 0,56 )
a pound of coffee (= 12 oz = 4532 )
a bar of chocolate
a bar of soap
a block of cement
a bk of matches
a book of stamps
a cake of soap
a cloud of dust
a flash of light
a head of hair
an item of news
a jet of water
a loaf of bread
a peal of thunder
a pile of earth
a portion of food
a roll of paper
a slice of meat
a bit of advice
a branch of knowledge
a fit of anger
a piece of research
a spot of trouble
,
a brand of soap
a kind of biscuit
species of insect
a type of drug
a variety of pasta(e)
- pair of
boots
braces
glasses
knickers
pants
pliers ,
py(a)jamas
scissors
shears
shoes
shorts
skates
skis
slippers
socks
stockings
tights
tongs
trousers
a barrel of beer (bb = 158,9 US = 181,7 UK)
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 spoonful of medicine
a yard of cloth (yd = 91,4 )
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b) a ball of string
a bar of chocolate soap
a bar of soap
a cube of ice = ice cubes ,
a lump of sugar = a sugar lump
a sheet of paper
a slice of bread
a drop of water
a pinch of salt
a kilo of sugar
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a metre of cloth
a period of calm
a spell of work ,
a make of car
a sort of cake
Partitives: a game of: e g
billiards
bridge
cards
chess
cricket
darts
squash
table tennis
volleyball
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a bag of flour
a box of matches = matchbox
a cup of coffee
a jar of jam = jam-jar
a packet of biscuits
a pot of tea = teapot
a tube of toothpaste
**** .
an army of soldiers
a board of directors
a flock of birds/sheep
a swarm of bees
a bunch of flowers
a crop of apples
a set of cutlery
a suit of clothes
a herd of cattle
a pack of dogs
a school of fish
a pride of lions
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