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Lesson 452
Collocations
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There are several different types of collocation made from combinations of verb, noun, adjective etc.
Some of the most common types are:

Adverb + Adjective: Completely satisfied (NOT downright satisfied)

Adjective + Noun: Excruciating pain (NOT excruciating joy)

Noun + Noun: A surge of anger (NOT a rush of anger)

Noun + Verb: Lions roar (NOT lions shout)

Verb + Noun: Commit suicide (NOT undertake suicide)

Verb + Expression with preposition: Burst into tears (NOT blow up in tears)

Verb + Adverb: Wave frantically (NOT wave feverishly)
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I'm glad to see that you've recovered from your ______
disease
illness
condition
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My uncle suffers from heart ______
disease
illness
condition
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The ______
quick
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______
Fast
Quick
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A ______
fast
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A ______
quick
fast
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We entered a ______
richly adorned
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The Titanic sank on its ______
maiden voyage
first voyage
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Let's give Jack ______
a round of kudos
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I'd like to buy two ______
bars of soap
pieces of soap
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Snow was falling as our ______
plane flew off
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The prisoner was hanged for ______
committing murder
undertaking murder
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Their behaviour was enough to ______
take anybody to crime
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Mary ______
whispered softly
whispered lightly
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What do you ______
do
make
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What do you do in your ______
loose
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Have you ______
done
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We couldn't finish because we ______
ran out of
ran through
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If we take this short cut we'll ______
save
grow
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You'll forget it ______
when time goes
'Miscellaneous Collocations'^~^'typefacestyle'
Bang on time
Dead on time
Early 12th century
Free time
From dawn till dusk
Great deal of time
Late 20th century
Make time for
Spare time
Take your time
As time goes by
Run out of time
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