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    A collocation is a combination of two or more words that often go together naturally in the English language. Learning collocations makes language more natural and easier to understand for native English speakers. There are several types of collocations such as adjective-noun, verb-noun, and adverb-adjective combinations. Mastering collocations requires being aware of common combinations, treating them as single units, and practicing using them in context through reading.

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    A collocation is a combination of two or more words that often go together naturally in the English language. Learning collocations makes language more natural and easier to understand for native English speakers. There are several types of collocations such as adjective-noun, verb-noun, and adverb-adjective combinations. Mastering collocations requires being aware of common combinations, treating them as single units, and practicing using them in context through reading.

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    A collocation is a combination of two or more words that often go together naturally in the English language. Learning collocations makes language more natural and easier to understand for native English speakers. There are several types of collocations such as adjective-noun, verb-noun, and adverb-adjective combinations. Mastering collocations requires being aware of common combinations, treating them as single units, and practicing using them in context through reading.

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    CollocationsEnglishClub.com
    Whatisacollocation?
    Acollocationistwoormorewordsthatoftengotogether.Thesecombinationsjustsound
    "right"tonativeEnglishspeakers,whousethemallthetime.Ontheotherhand,other
    combinationsmaybeunnaturalandjustsound"wrong".Lookattheseexamples:

    naturalEnglish... unnaturalEnglish...

    thefasttrain thequicktrain
    fastfood quickfood

    aquickshower afastshower
    aquickmeal afastmeal

    Whylearncollocations?
    Yourlanguagewillbemorenaturalandmoreeasilyunderstood.
    Youwillhavealternativeandricherwaysofexpressingyourself.
    Itiseasierforourbrainstorememberanduselanguageinchunksorblocksratherthan
    assinglewords.

    Howtolearncollocations
    Beawareofcollocations,andtrytorecognizethemwhenyouseeorhearthem.
    Treatcollocationsassingleblocksoflanguage.Thinkofthemasindividualblocksor
    chunks,andlearnstronglysupport,notstrongly+support.
    Whenyoulearnanewword,writedownotherwordsthatcollocatewithit(remember
    rightly,rememberdistinctly,remembervaguely,remembervividly).
    Readasmuchaspossible.Readingisanexcellentwaytolearnvocabularyand
    collocationsincontextandnaturally.
    Revisewhatyoulearnregularly.Practiseusingnewcollocationsincontextassoonas
    possibleafterlearningthem.
    Learncollocationsingroupsthatworkforyou.Youcouldlearnthembytopic(time,
    number,weather,money,family)orbyaparticularword(takeaction,takeachance,
    takeanexam).
    Youcanfindinformationoncollocationsinanygoodlearner'sdictionary.Andyoucan
    alsofindspecializeddictionariesofcollocations.

    TellmewhoyougowithandI'lltellyouwhoyouare
    Saying

    Typesofcollocation
    Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofcollocationmadefromcombinationsofverb,noun,
    adjectiveetc.Someofthemostcommontypesare:

    adverb+adjective:completelysatisfied(NOTdownrightsatisfied)
    adjective+noun:excruciatingpain(NOTexcruciatingjoy)
    noun+noun:asurgeofanger(NOTarushofanger)
    noun+verb:lionsroar(NOTlionsshout)
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    verb+noun:commitsuicide(NOTundertakesuicide)
    verb+expressionwithpreposition:burstintotears(NOTblowupintears)
    verb+adverb:wavefrantically(NOTwavefeverishly)

    SampleCollocations
    Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofcollocation.Collocationscanbeadjective+adverb,noun
    +noun,verb+nounandsoon.Belowyoucanseesevenmaintypesofcollocationinsample
    sentences.

    1.adverb+adjective

    Invadingthatcountrywasanutterlystupidthingtodo.
    Weenteredarichlydecoratedroom.
    Areyoufullyawareoftheimplicationsofyouraction?

    2.adjective+noun

    Thedoctororderedhimtotakeregularexercise.
    TheTitanicsankonitsmaidenvoyage.
    Hewaswrithingonthegroundinexcruciatingpain.

    3.noun+noun

    Let'sgiveMrJonesaroundofapplause.
    Theceasefireagreementcameintoeffectat11am.
    I'dliketobuytwobarsofsoapplease.

    4.noun+verb

    Thelionstartedtoroarwhenitheardthedogbarking.
    Snowwasfallingasourplanetookoff.
    Thebombwentoffwhenhestartedthecarengine.

    5.verb+noun

    Theprisonerwashangedforcommittingmurder.
    Ialwaystrytodomyhomeworkinthemorning,aftermakingmybed.
    Hehasbeenaskedtogiveapresentationabouthiswork.

    6.verb+expressionwithpreposition

    Wehadtoreturnhomebecausewehadrunoutofmoney.
    Atfirsthereyesfilledwithhorror,andthensheburstintotears.
    Theirbehaviourwasenoughtodriveanybodytocrime.

    7.verb+adverb

    Sheplacedherkeysgentlyonthetableandsatdown.
    MarywhisperedsoftlyinJohn'sear.
    Ivaguelyrememberthatitwasgrowingdarkwhenweleft.

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