Question 20 of 23beginner🔧 ApplyFill in the Blanks3 marks

Use a bit of/a piece of/a bunch of/a cloud of/a lump of with the italicised nouns in the following sentences.

(i)

My teacher gave me some advice. (Example done)

Answer

a bit of advice

(ii)

Can you give me some clay, please.

Answer

a lump of clay

(iii)

The information you gave was very useful.

Answer

a piece of information

(iv)

Because of these factories, smoke hangs over the city.

Answer

a cloud of smoke

(v)

Two stones rubbed together can produce sparks of fire.

Answer

a piece of stone

(vi)

He gave me some flowers on my birthday.

Answer

a bunch of flowers

Explanation

Phrases like 'a bit of', 'a piece of', 'a bunch of', 'a cloud of', and 'a lump of' indicate a particular quantity of something that is not usually countable. 'A lump of' is appropriately used for clay, 'a piece of' for information and stone, 'a cloud of' for smoke, and 'a bunch of' for flowers.