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~100 partitive expressions

Scraped from https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/nouns-uncountable-partitive-list.htm

List of one hundred partitive expressions containing a partitive + uncountable noun

  • a torrent of abuse
  • a piece of advice
  • a fit of anger
  • a work of art
  • a rasher of bacon
  • a glass of beer
  • a drop of blood
  • a spot of bother
  • a loaf of bread
  • a pat of butter
  • a game of chess
  • a bar of chocolate
  • an item of clothing
  • a lump of coal
  • a cup of coffee
  • an ear of corn
  • a scrap of difference
  • a speck of dust
  • a scrap of evidence
  • an item of expenditure
  • an article of faith
  • a morsel of food
  • a breath of fresh air
  • a piece of fruit
  • a bit of fun
  • a piece of furniture
  • a clove of garlic
  • a pane of glass
  • a blade of grass
  • a pang of guilt
  • a lock of hair
  • a jar of honey
  • a glimmer of hope
  • a sense of humour
  • a pang of hunger
  • a block of ice
  • a scoop of ice cream
  • a piece of information
  • a plea of innocence
  • a touch of irony
  • a jar of jam
  • a glass of juice
  • an act of kindness
  • a piece of land
  • a peal of laughter
  • a ray of light
  • a flash of lightning
  • a work of literature
  • a stroke of luck
  • a piece of luggage
  • a case of measles
  • a slice of meat
  • a dose of medicine
  • a bottle of milk
  • a litre of milk
  • a piece of music
  • an item of news
  • a litre of oil
  • a coat of paint
  • a piece of paper
  • a crime of passion
  • a dab of perfume
  • an abuse of power
  • a shower of rain
  • a sign of respect
  • an act of revenge
  • a bowl of rice
  • a grain of rice
  • a pile of rubbish
  • a glass of rum
  • a pinch of salt
  • a plate of seafood
  • a sense of shame
  • a minute of silence
  • a wall of silence
  • a night of sleep
  • a cloud of smoke
  • a fall of snow
  • a cake of soap
  • a feeling of sorrow
  • a bowl of soup
  • a lump of sugar
  • a spoonful of sugar
  • a ray of sunshine
  • a cup of tea
  • a game of tennis
  • a clap of thunder
  • a moment of time
  • a grain of truth
  • an act of vengeance
  • an outbreak of violence
  • a drop of water
  • a sign of wealth
  • an ear of wheat
  • a shot of whiskey
  • a gust of wind
  • a glass of wine
  • a pearl of wisdom
  • a block of wood
  • a ball of wool
  • a day of work
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