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Serious English
Uncountable Nouns Partitives
genius a flash of / a stroke of
glass a pane of / a piece of / a sheet of / a fragment of / a sliver of / a splinter of
glue a blob of / a pot of / a tube of
gold an ounce of
gossip a bit of / a morsel of / a piece of / a tidbit of
grass a blade of / a clump of / a tuft of / a field of
grease a film of / a spot of / a shot of /  a squirt of
guilt a twinge of
gum a wad of
hair a lock of / a hank of / a head of / a strand of / a wisp of
hay a bundle of
history a piece of / a slice of
homework a piece of
hope a glimmer of / a shred of
ice a block of / a slab of / a thick sheet of 
ice cream a dollop of / a scoop of / a bowl of
independence a degree of / a measure of / a declaration of
information a bit of / a fragment of / a item of / a mine/nugget/piece/ scrap/snippet/ wealth of
ingenuity an amount / degree of / a spot of / a burst of
ink a pot of / a bottle of
insanity a streak of
inspiration a flash of / a bolt of
iron a scrap of
jam a dollop / jar / pot of / a schmear of
jealousy a fit of / a pang of / a rush of / a stab of / a twinge of
knowledge a branch of
land a parcel of / a plot of / a strip of; tracts of / a piece of
laughter a fit of / a gale of / a howl of / a outburst of / a peal of / a ripple of / a roar of / a shriek of / a snort of
lemon a slice of / a wedge of
light a beam of / a gleam of / a glimmer of / a flash of / a ray of / a shaft of / a streak of
lightning a bolt of / a flash of / a streak of
liquid a drop of / a pool of / a squirt of
luck a stroke of / a streak of (good/bad)