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Collocations
Grammar
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a collocation? | A collocation is two or more words that often go together. |
| Why learn collocations? | Your language will be more natural and more easily understood. You will have alternative and richer ways of expressing yourself. It is easier for our brains to remember and use language in chunks or blocks rather than as single words. |
| How to learn collocations | Be aware of collocations, and try to recognize them when you see or hear them. Treat collocations as single blocks of language. Think of them as individual blocks or chunks, and learn strongly support, not strongly + support. |
| Types of collocation | There are several different types of collocation made from combinations of verb, noun, adjective etc. Some of the most common types are: |
| Sample Collocations | There are several different types of collocation. Collocations can be adjective + adverb, noun + noun, verb + noun and so on. Below you can see seven main types of collocation in sample sentences. 1. adverb + adjective Invading that country was an utter |
| Common Collocations | have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy |
| Advanced Collocations | Some definitions: to collocate (verb): to appear with another word more frequently than by chance - The word "white" collocates with "coffee". collocation (noun): the combination of two or more words more frequently than by chance - Learning about collo |