NOUN PARTITIVES MEASURES
-length: a foot/metre of water
a yard of cloth
a mile of cable
-area: an acre of land
-volume : a pint of beer
A gallon of petrol/gas
A quart of milk
-weight: an ounce of tobacco/gold
A pound of butter/sugar
A ton a coal
OTHER PARTITIVES
- a pair of shoes/scissors/ glasses/trousers…
- a piece of chalk/bread/cake/furniture/information/work/news…
- a slice of bacon/cake/bread
- a sheet of paper/iron/glass…
- a bar of iron/chocolate…
- a loaf of bread.
- A blade of grass/hay
- An article of furniture
- A pile of rubbish/ dirty clothes
- A bunch of bananas
- A bouquet of flowers
- A flock of birds
- A herd of cattle
- A roll of film
- A packet of cigarettes
- A box of matches
