A noun OF noun (quantity expression) ‘a piece of paper’ – English Grammar Profiler

A2 point 26 in the category of NOUNS is defined:

QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS: refer to an individual example or quantity of an uncountable noun using words for containers and countable items.

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a_AT _NN1 of _NN1

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5 A PIECE OF PAPER

27250

Student example:

When I’m working on a translation I first write the unknown words down on a piece of paper.

PELIC Turkish female level 4 grammar class.

6 A CUP OF COFFEE 22431 11 A GLASS OF WINE 17425 16 A CUP OF TEA 15083 17 A GLASS OF WATER 14863 24 A GRAIN OF SALT 12087 34 A PIECE OF CAKE 10079 35 A BOTTLE OF WINE 9919 39 A PINCH OF SALT 8956 55 A SHEET OF PAPER 7058 62 A PIECE OF WOOD 6034 69 A CUP OF WATER 5522 70 A BOTTLE OF WATER 5504 72 A PIECE OF ART 5484 74 A BUNCH OF STUFF 5466

92 A PIECE OF SOFTWARE 4531

A1 vocabulary:

cake, coffee, cup, glass, paper, salt, tea, water, wine

A2 vocabulary:

art, bottle, piece, sheet, software, wood

There are advanced phrases that follow this pattern such as: