2.221 referring to parts and fractions
You can use a partitive when you want to talk about a part or a fraction of a particular thing.
- I spent a large part of my life in broadcasting.
- The system is breaking down in many parts of Africa.
- An appreciable portion of the university budget goes into the Community Services area.
- ...a mass movement involving all segments of society.
Here is a list of partitives referring to a part of something:
- part of, portion of, section of, segment of