Appendix 5

5.1 Partitives: specific items or amounts:

a bar of chocolate/soap, a block of cement, a book of matches/stamps, a cake of soap, a cloud of dust, a flash of lightning, 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

5.2 Partitives: 'containers':

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

5.3 Partitives: small quantities:

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

5.4 Partitives: measures:

a gallon of petrol, a length of cloth, a litre of oil an ounce of gold a pint of milk, a pound of coffee, a spoonful of medicine, a yard of cloth

5.5 Partitives: 'a game of:

billiards, bridge, cards, chess, cricket, darts, squash, table-tennis, tennis, volleyball

5.6 Partitives: abstract:

a bit of advice, a branch of knowledge, a fit of anger, a piece of research, a spot of trouble

5.7 Partitives: types/species:

a brand of soap, a kind of biscuit, a species of insect, a type of drug, a variety of pasta

5.8 Partitives: 'a pair of:

boots, braces, glasses, knickers, pants, pliers, pyjamas/pajamas, scissors, shears, shoes, shorts, skates, skis, slippers, socks, stockings, tights, tongs, trousers

Collective nouns followed by 'of

These describe groups (or 'collections') of people or things:

People: an army of soldiers a board of directors

Animals, birds, insects: a flock of birds/sheep, a swarm of bees

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