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Uncountable nouns can be made countable by using a partitive. We use a partitive to
talk about only a part of the whole of something.
For example,
• a packet of biscuit • a slice of bread
• a jar of jam • a dollop of cream
Study this list.
a box of chocolate biscuits cereal
a glass of water milk juice
a bar of chocolate soap gold
a cup of tea coffee chocolate
a bowl of soup rice cereal
a jar of honey jam peanut butter
a sack of rice wheat corn
a carton of milk juice ice cream
a drop of rain blood water
a piece of furniture clothing advice
a slice of bread cheese cake
a speck of dirt sand dust
a can of cola oil beans
a bottle water coke juice
a pile of books clothes rubbish
a jug of water juice milk
a bunch of flowers keys bananas
a tub of jam yoghurt butter
a pinch of salt sugar sand
a bag of flour rice sugar
a tube of paint toothpaste glue
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