💢 A collocation is two or more words that often go together.
The idiomatic expression"two peas in a pod" is an example of a collocation.It means "very similar especially in appearance."
#Collocations
The idiomatic expression"two peas in a pod" is an example of a collocation.It means "very similar especially in appearance."
#Collocations
💢 Types of collocations:
1. adverb + adjective
🔺Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to do.
🔺We entered a richly decorated room.
🔺Are you fully aware of the implications of your action?
2. adjective + noun
🔺The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.
🔺The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
🔺He was writhing on the ground in excruciating pain.
3. noun + noun
🔺Let's give Mr Jones a round of applause.
🔺The ceasefire agreement came into effect at 11am.
🔺I'd like to buy two bars of soap please.
4. noun + verb
🔺The lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking.
🔺Snow was falling as our plane took off.
🔺The bomb went off when he started the car engine.
5. verb + noun
🔺The prisoner was hanged for committing murder.
🔺I always try to do my homework in the morning, after making my bed.
🔺He has been asked to give a presentation about his work.
6. verb + expression with preposition
🔺We had to return home because we had run out of money.
🔺At first her eyes filled with horror, and then she burst into tears.
🔺Their behaviour was enough to drive anybody to crime.
7. verb + adverb
🔺She placed her keys gently on the table and sat down.
🔺Mary whispered softly in John's ear.
🔺I vaguely remember that it was growing dark when we left.
#Collocations
1. adverb + adjective
🔺Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to do.
🔺We entered a richly decorated room.
🔺Are you fully aware of the implications of your action?
2. adjective + noun
🔺The doctor ordered him to take regular exercise.
🔺The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
🔺He was writhing on the ground in excruciating pain.
3. noun + noun
🔺Let's give Mr Jones a round of applause.
🔺The ceasefire agreement came into effect at 11am.
🔺I'd like to buy two bars of soap please.
4. noun + verb
🔺The lion started to roar when it heard the dog barking.
🔺Snow was falling as our plane took off.
🔺The bomb went off when he started the car engine.
5. verb + noun
🔺The prisoner was hanged for committing murder.
🔺I always try to do my homework in the morning, after making my bed.
🔺He has been asked to give a presentation about his work.
6. verb + expression with preposition
🔺We had to return home because we had run out of money.
🔺At first her eyes filled with horror, and then she burst into tears.
🔺Their behaviour was enough to drive anybody to crime.
7. verb + adverb
🔺She placed her keys gently on the table and sat down.
🔺Mary whispered softly in John's ear.
🔺I vaguely remember that it was growing dark when we left.
#Collocations
🤔 Collocations VS Phrasal verbs 🤔
💢 COLLOCATIONS 💢
Collocations are words that are generally used together.
⭕️ For example,
commit a crime
make a mistake
distant memory
break a record
bunch of flowers
fast food
⚠️ It would sound strange if you said ’make a crime’, ’do a mistake’, ’remote memory’, ’knock a record’, ’pack of flowers’ or ’quick food’.
These words don’t collocate with each other (don’t sound correct together).
💢 PHRASAL VERBS 💢
Phrasal verbs are verb+preposition combinations, so they are usually two-word expressions (sometimes more).
⭕️ For example,
’look + after’,
’put + off’,
’take + up’
’put + up with’.
The meaning of a phrasal verb is often very different from the original verb:
•She’s looking after the children. (She is taking care of the children.)
•They’ve put off the meeting. (They’ve postponed the meeting.)
•Greg’s taken up golf. (Greg’s started playing golf.)
•I can’t put up with my neighbours any longer. (I can’t tolerate my neighbours any longer.)
#Collocations
#PhrasalVerbs
#VS
💢 COLLOCATIONS 💢
Collocations are words that are generally used together.
⭕️ For example,
commit a crime
make a mistake
distant memory
break a record
bunch of flowers
fast food
⚠️ It would sound strange if you said ’make a crime’, ’do a mistake’, ’remote memory’, ’knock a record’, ’pack of flowers’ or ’quick food’.
These words don’t collocate with each other (don’t sound correct together).
💢 PHRASAL VERBS 💢
Phrasal verbs are verb+preposition combinations, so they are usually two-word expressions (sometimes more).
⭕️ For example,
’look + after’,
’put + off’,
’take + up’
’put + up with’.
The meaning of a phrasal verb is often very different from the original verb:
•She’s looking after the children. (She is taking care of the children.)
•They’ve put off the meeting. (They’ve postponed the meeting.)
•Greg’s taken up golf. (Greg’s started playing golf.)
•I can’t put up with my neighbours any longer. (I can’t tolerate my neighbours any longer.)
#Collocations
#PhrasalVerbs
#VS
🖇Collocations with
“DECISION”
🅰️ VERBS 🅰️
🍃make a decision🍃
🔘Example: I want to think about it a bit longer before I make a decision.
🍃take a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: make an important or formal decision
🔘Example: I fully accept the decision taken by the committee.
🍃reach/come to/arrive at a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: make a decision after a lot of thought
🔘Example: We hope they will reach their decision as soon as possible.
🍃regret a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: wish you had not made a particular decision
🔘Example: I was already regretting my decision to go on holiday with him.
🍃reconsider a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: think about changing a decision you have made
🔘Example: He said he wasn't prepared to reconsider his decision.
🍃reverse a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: change a decision
🔘Example: They want him to reverse his decision to quit.
🍃overrule/overturn a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: officially change a decision by another person or group
🔘Example: A director of the company had overruled that decision.
🍃postpone a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: not make a decision until later
🔘Example: The government has postponed its decision about when to hold the election.
🅱️ ADJECTIVES 🅱️
🍂an important decision🍂
🔲Example: My father made all the important decisions.
🍂a big decision🍂
🔲Meaning: an important decision
🔲Example: Marriage is a big decision.
🍂a major decision🍂
🔲Meaning: very important
🔲Example: The government now has some major decisions to make.
🍂a difficult/hard/tough decision🍂
🔲Example: In the end I took the difficult decision to retire early.
🍂a good decision🍂
🔲Example: It was a good decision to change the name of the product.
🍂a bad decision🍂
🔲Example: I think he made a bad decision.
🍂the right decision🍂
🔲Example: She chose to study Engineering and it was definitely the right decision.
🍂the wrong decision🍂
🔲Example: I thought I'd made the wrong decision marrying Jeff.
🍂a conscious/deliberate decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that you have thought about clearly
🔲Example: Belinda had made a conscious decision to have a baby.
🍂a clear/firm decision🍂
🔲Meaning: a definite one
🔲Example: It's now time to come to a clear decision on this.
🍂a final decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that will not be changed
🔲Example: The council will make a final decision in four months.
🍂a snap decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that you make extremely quickly
🔲Example: Police officers often have to make snap decisions on how to act.
🍂a controversial decision🍂
🔲Meaning: that people disagree about
🔲Example: The history of the law is full of controversial decisions.
🍂a hasty decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that you make without enough thought
🔲Example: Don't let yourself be forced into making hasty decisions.
🍂a joint decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that two people make together
🔲Example: Jo and I made a joint decision that we should separate.
🍂a collective decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that a number of people make together
🔲Example: Society should take collective decisions about individual rights and responsibilities.
#Vocabulary
#Collocations
@PMPerfect1
“DECISION”
🅰️ VERBS 🅰️
🍃make a decision🍃
🔘Example: I want to think about it a bit longer before I make a decision.
🍃take a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: make an important or formal decision
🔘Example: I fully accept the decision taken by the committee.
🍃reach/come to/arrive at a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: make a decision after a lot of thought
🔘Example: We hope they will reach their decision as soon as possible.
🍃regret a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: wish you had not made a particular decision
🔘Example: I was already regretting my decision to go on holiday with him.
🍃reconsider a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: think about changing a decision you have made
🔘Example: He said he wasn't prepared to reconsider his decision.
🍃reverse a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: change a decision
🔘Example: They want him to reverse his decision to quit.
🍃overrule/overturn a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: officially change a decision by another person or group
🔘Example: A director of the company had overruled that decision.
🍃postpone a decision🍃
🔘Meaning: not make a decision until later
🔘Example: The government has postponed its decision about when to hold the election.
🅱️ ADJECTIVES 🅱️
🍂an important decision🍂
🔲Example: My father made all the important decisions.
🍂a big decision🍂
🔲Meaning: an important decision
🔲Example: Marriage is a big decision.
🍂a major decision🍂
🔲Meaning: very important
🔲Example: The government now has some major decisions to make.
🍂a difficult/hard/tough decision🍂
🔲Example: In the end I took the difficult decision to retire early.
🍂a good decision🍂
🔲Example: It was a good decision to change the name of the product.
🍂a bad decision🍂
🔲Example: I think he made a bad decision.
🍂the right decision🍂
🔲Example: She chose to study Engineering and it was definitely the right decision.
🍂the wrong decision🍂
🔲Example: I thought I'd made the wrong decision marrying Jeff.
🍂a conscious/deliberate decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that you have thought about clearly
🔲Example: Belinda had made a conscious decision to have a baby.
🍂a clear/firm decision🍂
🔲Meaning: a definite one
🔲Example: It's now time to come to a clear decision on this.
🍂a final decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that will not be changed
🔲Example: The council will make a final decision in four months.
🍂a snap decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that you make extremely quickly
🔲Example: Police officers often have to make snap decisions on how to act.
🍂a controversial decision🍂
🔲Meaning: that people disagree about
🔲Example: The history of the law is full of controversial decisions.
🍂a hasty decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that you make without enough thought
🔲Example: Don't let yourself be forced into making hasty decisions.
🍂a joint decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that two people make together
🔲Example: Jo and I made a joint decision that we should separate.
🍂a collective decision🍂
🔲Meaning: one that a number of people make together
🔲Example: Society should take collective decisions about individual rights and responsibilities.
#Vocabulary
#Collocations
@PMPerfect1
✨✨Examples of different types of collocations made from combinations of verb, noun, adjective,…✨✨
🔴Adverb + Adjective:
Fully aware
Happily married
Highly controversial
Highly effective
Highly probable
Highly profitable…
⚫️Adverb + Adverb:
Only just
Pretty well
Quite a lot
Quite enough
Quite often
Right away…
🔵Adverb + Verb:
Badly damage
Deeply rooted (in)
Never knew
Quite agree…
⚪️Adjective + Noun:
Internal injury
Internal organ
Irreparable damage
Joint account
Just cause
Key issue
Key role…
🔴Adjective + Preposition:
Comfortable with
Concerned with
Nasty of
Nervous of
Nice of
Furious about
Guilty about…
⚫️Noun + Noun:
Core values
Corporate finance
Cottage industry
Creation science
Credit bureau
Credit union…
🔵Verb + Noun:
Go on a date
Go on a picnic
Go on foot
Have a fight
Have a fit
Have a game
Keep quiet
Keep records…
⚪️Verb + Preposition:
Allow for
Apologize for
Ask for
Object to
Pray to
Prefer to …
🔴Verb + Adverb:
Go far
Go first
Go upstairs
Guess correctly
Hit hard
Judge harshly
Know well…
⚫️Noun + Preposition:
Date with
Dealings with
Difficulty with
Debate on
Information on
Hold on…
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🔴Adverb + Adjective:
Fully aware
Happily married
Highly controversial
Highly effective
Highly probable
Highly profitable…
⚫️Adverb + Adverb:
Only just
Pretty well
Quite a lot
Quite enough
Quite often
Right away…
🔵Adverb + Verb:
Badly damage
Deeply rooted (in)
Never knew
Quite agree…
⚪️Adjective + Noun:
Internal injury
Internal organ
Irreparable damage
Joint account
Just cause
Key issue
Key role…
🔴Adjective + Preposition:
Comfortable with
Concerned with
Nasty of
Nervous of
Nice of
Furious about
Guilty about…
⚫️Noun + Noun:
Core values
Corporate finance
Cottage industry
Creation science
Credit bureau
Credit union…
🔵Verb + Noun:
Go on a date
Go on a picnic
Go on foot
Have a fight
Have a fit
Have a game
Keep quiet
Keep records…
⚪️Verb + Preposition:
Allow for
Apologize for
Ask for
Object to
Pray to
Prefer to …
🔴Verb + Adverb:
Go far
Go first
Go upstairs
Guess correctly
Hit hard
Judge harshly
Know well…
⚫️Noun + Preposition:
Date with
Dealings with
Difficulty with
Debate on
Information on
Hold on…
#types
#examples
#collocations
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✨Examples of Verb Preposition Collocations✨
🔴The boys argued about which bus to take.
⚪️He always cares about me.
🔴Don’t forget about the party you promised.
⚪️The students protested about the invasion.
🔴Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right.
⚪️I base my conclusions on market research.
🔴She blames the lack of interest on the teacher’s poor explanation.
⚪️You can count on me anytime.
🔴Can you elaborate on the process?
⚪️I like to pride myself on my ability to concentrate.
🔴She is working on a new novel.
⚪️She had to apologized to the whole family.
🔴I think you should apply yourself to getting a degree.
⚪️Professor Samson attributes this painting to Leonardo.
🔴She committed herself to finding a new job.
⚪️There is no need for you to consent to anything.
🔴Can you explain Andrew to me?
⚪️Have you been invited to their party?
🔴I object to your opinion.
⚪️I want to apologize for my mistakes.
🔴I‘m for Mayor Martini.
⚪️All three are to be congratulated for doing so well.
🔴I can’t excuse myself for not doing it.
⚪️Let me pay for Tom.
🔴Rose scolded the child gently for her bad behavior.
⚪️I can vouch for her ability to work hard.
🔴He always agrees with my opinion.
⚪️These mountains do not compare with the Himalayas.
🔴She covered her face with her hands.
⚪️I’d like to discuss our next conference with the boss.
🔴Peter packed his case with extra brochures.
⚪️We looked around the school and talked with the principal.
🔴He derived the meaning from the context of the sentence.
⚪️Please distract Tim from the television.
🔴The children were expelled from school for their bad behavior.
⚪️She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
🔴You should participate in this training course
⚪️John succeeded in getting a new job.
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🔴The boys argued about which bus to take.
⚪️He always cares about me.
🔴Don’t forget about the party you promised.
⚪️The students protested about the invasion.
🔴Don’t worry about me. I’ll be all right.
⚪️I base my conclusions on market research.
🔴She blames the lack of interest on the teacher’s poor explanation.
⚪️You can count on me anytime.
🔴Can you elaborate on the process?
⚪️I like to pride myself on my ability to concentrate.
🔴She is working on a new novel.
⚪️She had to apologized to the whole family.
🔴I think you should apply yourself to getting a degree.
⚪️Professor Samson attributes this painting to Leonardo.
🔴She committed herself to finding a new job.
⚪️There is no need for you to consent to anything.
🔴Can you explain Andrew to me?
⚪️Have you been invited to their party?
🔴I object to your opinion.
⚪️I want to apologize for my mistakes.
🔴I‘m for Mayor Martini.
⚪️All three are to be congratulated for doing so well.
🔴I can’t excuse myself for not doing it.
⚪️Let me pay for Tom.
🔴Rose scolded the child gently for her bad behavior.
⚪️I can vouch for her ability to work hard.
🔴He always agrees with my opinion.
⚪️These mountains do not compare with the Himalayas.
🔴She covered her face with her hands.
⚪️I’d like to discuss our next conference with the boss.
🔴Peter packed his case with extra brochures.
⚪️We looked around the school and talked with the principal.
🔴He derived the meaning from the context of the sentence.
⚪️Please distract Tim from the television.
🔴The children were expelled from school for their bad behavior.
⚪️She seemed totally absorbed in her book.
🔴You should participate in this training course
⚪️John succeeded in getting a new job.
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