State the type of the underlined phrase.
Mrs Patil is my favourite teacher.
(i)
a portion of
-
blood
(ii)
a pool of
cotton
(iii)
flakes of
stones
(iv)
a huge heap of
gold
(v)
a gust of
fried fish
(vi)
little drops of
snow
(vii)
a piece of
water
(viii)
a pot of
wind
2. Use a bit of/a piece of/a bunch of/a cloud of/a lump of with the italicised nouns in the following sentences. The first has been done for you as an example.
My teacher gave me some advice.
My teacher gave me a bit of advice.
Can you give me some clay, please.
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The information you gave was very useful.
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Because of these factories, smoke hangs over the city.
Two stones rubbed together can produce sparks of fire.
He gave me some flowers on my birthday.
Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher?