Collocations

What is a collocation?

A collocation is two or more words that often go together.

Types of collocations

• Adverb + Adjective: completely satisfied (NOT downright satisfied)
• Adjective + Noun: excruciating pain (NOT excruciating joy)
• Noun + Noun: a surge of anger (NOT a rush of anger)
• Noun + Verb: lions roar (NOT lions shout)
• Verb + Noun: commit suicide (NOT undertake suicide)
• Verb + Expression With Preposition: burst into tears (NOT blow up in tears)
• Verb + Adverb: wave frantically (NOT wave feverishly)

Some collocations

Make

Do

Have

Pay

Come / Go / Get

Take / Break / Catch

Save / Keep

Exercise:

Complete the phrases with make or do.

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