You will also explore the use of collocations.
A collocation is made up of two or more words that are commonly used together in English. Thnk 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, conduct negotiations, etc.
Here you have some examples:
| have | do | make |
|---|---|---|
| have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy | do business do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework do the shopping do the washing up do your best do your hair do your homework | make a difference make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort make furniture make money make progress make room make trouble |
| take | break | catch |
| take a break take a chance take a look take a rest take a seat take a taxi take an exam take notes take someone's place take someone's temperature | break a habit break a leg break a promise break a record break a window break someone's heart break the ice break the law break the news to someone break the rules | catch a ball catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone's attention catch someone's eye catch the flu |
| pay | save | keep |
| pay a fine pay attention pay by credit card pay cash pay interest pay someone a compliment pay someone a visit pay the bill pay the price pay your respects | save electricity save energy save money save one's strength save someone a seat save someone's life save something to a disk save space save time save yourself the trouble | keep a diary keep a promise keep a secret keep an appointment keep calm keep control keep in touch keep quiet keep someone's place keep the change |
Here you have an exercise to practice.
You will revise dependent prepositions as well. Try the following exercises:
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