Countable vs

Which of the following expressions is NOT used to indicate quantity?

A great amount of

A great deal of

A large portion of (correct)

A significant number of

Which of the following is an example of a general partitive?

An item of clothing (correct)

A sheet of paper

A slice of bread

A bar of chocolate

Which of the following is NOT an example of a typical partitive?

A sheet of paper (correct)

A lump of sugar

A stroke of good luck

A bar of chocolate

Which of the following is an example of a word that indicates measure?

A pint of beer Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a partitive used to indicate a specific quantity?

A bit of butter Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a partitive used to indicate a specific item?

A sheet of paper Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a partitive used to indicate a specific substance?

A foot of water Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of countable nouns?

They denote concepts that can be counted Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of uncountable nouns?

They denote concepts that cannot be counted Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a noun that combines the characteristics of both countable and uncountable nouns?

Hair Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following determiners can be used with countable nouns?

Each Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following determiners can be used with uncountable nouns?

Some Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a count noun and non-count noun referring to the same area of meaning?

Foliage and trees Signup and view all the answers

What is the use of partitives in relation to uncountable nouns?

To express quantity or separated items of normally uncountable concepts Signup and view all the answers

Countable vs

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