Question

A. Decide which partitive works best which each of the uncountable nouns in bold.
Choose from the list at the bottom
1. We found the bottles dumped in a ……… of rubbish behind the factory.
2. A ……………. of wind grabbed the kite and swept it into an acrobatic loop.
3. Barry said his baby daughter was a little ……………….. of sunshine in his life.
4. The silence was shattered by a sudden, loud ………….…… of thunder.
5. Who decides if something becomes a(n) ………………… of news, or not?
6. Can I have a …………………… of fruit juice, please?
7. There was a table with a bottle of wine and a …….……… of bread and a sausage on it.
8. A fresh ………………. of paint makes a place feel clean and new.
9. I was given a ………………… of medicine that tasted like liquid chalk.
10. Was finding her there a ………………….. of luck, or did he know she’d be there?
11. Poems, plays, novels and short stories are all …………………. of literature.
12. The ant walked all the way up the …………... of grass, and then all the way down again.
13. After working hard all day, we felt like having a ……………… of fun.
14. You have to be very careful when transporting …………………. of glass.
15. He kept a ……………….. of her hair in a small tin box with his other most precious possessions.
16. The president gave us a ……………… of hope when he promised to look into the issue.
17. He lacks a ………………… of humour, and his laughter never sounds real.
18. Harry slapped his girlfriend in a …………………. of anger.
19. How many ……………………. of bacon would you like with your breakfast?
20. They have no kids, and you won't find a ………………. of dust in their home.
21. There was often a ……………….. of irony in his voice when he spoke.
22. Was it really a ………………. of measles, or another disease that looked like measles?
23. The winning photograph is a close-up of a single …………………. of wheat.
24. The room was crowded so I went outside for a ……………… of fresh air.
25. How many …………………… of seafood should we order for the party?

Answer 1

Răspuns:

1. kid

2. peace

3. children

4.school

5x. shit

6. salami

7. apple

8. orange

9. cow

10. trigger