Senin, 02 Mei 2016
Definition Of Collocation
A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in english.Think of collocations as words that usually go together.There are
different kinds of collocations in English. Strong
collocations are word pairings that are expected to come
together. Good collocation examples of this type of word pairing are
combinations with 'make' and 'do'. You make a cup of tea, but do your homework.Collocations are very common in business settings when certain nouns are routinely
combined with certain verbs or adjectives.For example,draw up a contract,set
a price.
Collocation Examples
Here are a number of common collocations
in English :
· > take
a risk : Some people don't take enough risks in life.
· > open an account : Would you like to open an
account at our bank?
· > forgive
a debt : Do you think the bank would forgive a debt?
· > receive
a discount : If you buy three computers you'll receive a
discount.
You can find more
collocation examples and exercises to practice collocations by using the
categories below.
Business Collocations
These collocation
sheets provide common collocations used in business and work settings. There
are a number of forms including adjectives, nouns and other verbs that combine
with these key words. Each sheet includes a number of collocation examples to
illustrate usage. Here are some of the collocation examples you will find on
these pages :
to key in a PIN
to deposit a check
hard-earned money
protection money
counterfeit money
to deposit a check
hard-earned money
protection money
counterfeit money
REFERENCE
http://esl.about.com/od/engilshvocabulary/a/collocations.htm
