Partitive Nouns
A partitive noun is a word that shows a part of quantity. It is used with an uncountable item.
· a bar of chocolate
· a blade of glass
· a bottle of wine
· a breath of fresh air
· a cup of tea / coffee
· a dash of pepper
· a drop of water
· a grain of sand
· a length of cloth
· a litre of petrol
· a loaf of bread
· a lump of coal
· a packet of sugar
· a piece of paper
· a pinch of salt
· a plot of land
· a reel of thread
· a sack of rice
· a slice of meat
· a tin of milk
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