PARTITIVE NOUNS

What is the purpose of using partitive nouns?

• To make sentences longer

• To eliminate the need for nouns

• To indicate a part or quantity of something as distinct from a whole

• To confuse readers

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

• Three-fourths of the cake was eaten.

• Some of the books are on the shelf.

• A bit of the soup spilled on the table.

• Many of the students enjoyed the field trip.

What does an indefinite partitive indicate?

• Exact amount or number of something

• Unexact number or amount of something

• The whole of something

• A part of something

Which type of partitive can be used before countable or uncountable nouns?

• Both

• Indefinite partitives

• Definite partitives

• Neither

What is the Latin origin of the term 'partitive'?

• PARS

• PARTITIVUS

• PART

• PARTITIVENOUNS

Which of the following is an example of an indefinite partitive?

• Two-thirds of the painting is complete.

• Half of the students attended the lecture.

• Three-fourths of the cake was eaten.

• Some of the books are on the shelf.

What is the definition of partitive nouns?

• An indefinite quantity of an uncountable substance

• A whole quantity of a countable substance

• A definite quantity of a countable substance

• An indefinite or partial quantity of an uncountable substance

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

• One-fourth of the distance has been covered.

• A portion of the garden needs watering.

• Two-thirds of the painting is complete.

• Many of the students enjoyed the field trip.

What is the purpose of using partitive nouns?

• To eliminate the need for nouns

• To confuse readers

• To make sentences longer

• To indicate a part or quantity of something as distinct from a whole

Which type of partitive indicates an unexact number or amount of something?

• Indefinite partitives

• Definite partitives

• Both

• Neither