Collocations

 Collocation

• Collocations are "a pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed."

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

• These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time.

•  Learning the correct combination of words will help you sound more  natural when speaking the language.

Types of Collocations:

1.Noun+Noun

2.Noun+preposition

3.Adjective+Noun

4.Adjective+Prpositions

5.Adverb+Adjective

6.Verb+Preposition

7.Adverb+Adverb

8.Verb+Noun

Try this exercise:

            Answers:

a. Make progress

b. Fufil a dream

c. Dress code

d. Screen a film

e. Prevent disaster

f. Buidling materials

g. foster parents

h. basic concepts

i. have doubts

j. cultural identity

k. highly developed

l. heavy traffic

m. grant permission

n. commision a project