Uncountable nouns | Partitives |
activity | an outburst of |
advice | a bit/morsel of |
air | a blast/breath/current/gust of |
anger | a fit/an outburst of |
applause | a burst/ripple of |
bacon | a piece/rasher/slice of |
banknotes | a bundle/ wad of |
beef | a morsel of |
beer | a barrel/bottle/can/crate/glass/keg/ tankard/pint of |
biscuit | a box/crumb/packet/tin of |
blood | a drop/pool/trickle of; spots/traces of |
box | a pile/stack of |
brandy | a bottle/dash/drop/flask/glass/hip/flask/measure/ nip/shot/tot of |
bread | a chunk/crumb/crust/hunk/loaf/ piece/slice of |
butter | a knob/lump/pat/slab of |
cake | a bit/crumb/piece/slice/sliver/wedge of |
cardboard | a piece/sheet of |
cement | a block of |
cheese | a chunk/hunk/morsel/slice/wedge of |
chess | a game of |
china | a chip/set of |
chocolate | a bar/box/slab/square of |
cigarette | a carton/pack/packet of |
clay | a lump of |
cloth | a bale/bolt/length/piece/scrap/shred/ strip/yard of |
coal | a load/lump/piece of |
cocoa | a mug of |
coconut | a bunch of |
coffee | a cup/jar/mug/pot/pound of |
concrete | a layer/slab of |
consolation | a morsel of |
contamination | a level of |
conversation | a snatch of |
cotton | a bale/bolt/bundle/reel/strand of |
cream (whipped) | a dollop of |
crisp | a bag/packet of |
cutlery | a set of |
cynicism | a hint/note/touch/trace of |