COLLOCATIONS FOR NOUNS AND THEIR PARTITIVES

Match the partitive on the right hand column to the appropriate noun on the left.

NOUN PARTITIVES1. poems A. an article of 2. clothing B. a beam of3. nerves C. a blade of4. fresh air D. a herd of5. grass E. an anthology of6. keys F. an item of7. meat G. a pane of8. thunder H. a plot of9. anger I. an attack of10. glass J. a bunch of11. land K. a flock of12. luck L. a breath of13. lightning M. a clap of14. bacon N. a flash of15. gossip O. a fit of 16. short stories P. a piece of17. applause Q. a collection of18. soup R. a tube of19. whiskey S. a couple of20. fish T. a bowl of21. bread V. a round of 22. soap U. a grain of 23. medicine W. a slice of 24. life X. a shot of25. toothpaste Y. a loaf of26. bread Z. a bar of