Collocations are conventional word combinations occur in unpredictable ways which are used in a language. Strong is a word which is often used with tea, but it is not usually used with rain. We often use the phrase strong tea, but we do not say strong rain. Instead we say “heavy rain”. Such combinations in a language are known as collocations.
some commonly used collocations are as follows
fast food
fell in love,
pay attention
got married
have a break
right now
have fun
take a break
keep in touch
come to an end
run out of time
make profit
come to the point
go bankrupt
bear in mind
feeble attempt
formidable opponent
raise your hand
Worksheet:
Match the words on the left with those they often collocate with on the right.
Answers:
Make a phone call
do the shopping
pay attention
potential methodology
apparent discrepancy
rigorous problem
principal cause
salient features
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