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Collocations, A collocation is a combination of words that are commonly used together., , It is important to learn collocations because they naturalize one’s speech.
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Why Collocations?, Language will be more natural, Language can be understood easily, Richer and alternative way to express, , Typical Untypical, Heavy rain Thick rain, High temperature Tall temperature, Fast food Quick food, Fast train Quick train
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What is a Collocation?, I prefer strong black tea., , I prefer heavy black tea.
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Combinations, Adverb + Adjective ( Ex. Fully aware), Adjective + Noun ( Ex. Regular Exercise), Noun + Noun ( Ex. Round applause , case study ), Noun + Verb ( Ex. Plane landed, plane took of ), Verb + Noun ( Ex. Committed offence, discuss the problem), Verb + Adverb ( Ex. Whispered softly), Verb + Expression with preposition ( Ex. Burst into tears), Adverb + Adverb ( Ex. Right now )
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Collocation Making
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Collocations with the verb ‘Have’, , a) Have a bath: During summer, one should have a bath twice in a day., b) Have a haircut: Students should regularly have a haircut for a disciplined look., c) Have a holiday: Do you have a holiday on Monday?, d) Have a problem: Some people have a problem in every situation., e) Have lunch: Why don’t you have a lunch at this restaurant?, f) Have sympathy: People should have sympathy for the underprivileged.
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Collocations with the verb ‘Keep’, a) Keep a secret: It is not easy to keep a secret., b) Keep calm: Keep calm even if someone upsets you., c) Keep in touch: Tarun asked Tanay to keep in touch through e-mails., d) Keep quite: Students were asked to keep quite during the seminar., Collocations with the verb ‘Save’, , a) Save yourself the trouble: By regular exercises, you save yourself the trouble of, getting obese., b) Save electricity: It is our moral responsibility to save electricity., c) Save money: Intelligent people save money for future., d) Save someone’s life: Have you ever saved someone’s life?