Having a good vocabulary is a highly effective way to improve your TOEFL and TOEIC score, as well as your overall English ability. However, memorizing many new words is not only difficult, but also time-consuming. An alternative approach is to combine learning some new words with learning to use the vocabulary you already know more effectively and naturally. Learning collocations is a great way to do this.
What are collocations? Basically, collocations ― which are also known as ‘word combinations’ ― are a pair or group of words that are often used together in the same sentence or phrase. (The word ‘collocation’ itself means ‘together location’) Collocations are often verb + noun or adjective + noun combinations. Some common examples of collocations are ‘carefully planned’, ‘deliver a speech’ and ‘a steady decline’. There is one more example in the above paragraph (hint: ‘highly…’)
TASK: Use the words in the list below to complete the sentences. Each word combination is a common collocation. (One of the answers is NOT correct!)
a. apply for
b. special
c. in mind
d. growth
e. gap
f. quarterly
1. According to this information, you need to __________ a passport several months before you will need it.
2. Bear ___________that the client will close his account unless we make the payment.
3. Why are there so many balloons and decorations here? What's the ___________ occasion?
4. Over the past two weeks, the stock market has experienced explosive __________ of almost 23%.
5. The candidate has outlined policies that she claims will bridge the __________ between rich and poor.
[Use a dictionary to check your answers.]
What are collocations? Basically, collocations ― which are also known as ‘word combinations’ ― are a pair or group of words that are often used together in the same sentence or phrase. (The word ‘collocation’ itself means ‘together location’) Collocations are often verb + noun or adjective + noun combinations. Some common examples of collocations are ‘carefully planned’, ‘deliver a speech’ and ‘a steady decline’. There is one more example in the above paragraph (hint: ‘highly…’)
TASK: Use the words in the list below to complete the sentences. Each word combination is a common collocation. (One of the answers is NOT correct!)
a. apply for
b. special
c. in mind
d. growth
e. gap
f. quarterly
1. According to this information, you need to __________ a passport several months before you will need it.
2. Bear ___________that the client will close his account unless we make the payment.
3. Why are there so many balloons and decorations here? What's the ___________ occasion?
4. Over the past two weeks, the stock market has experienced explosive __________ of almost 23%.
5. The candidate has outlined policies that she claims will bridge the __________ between rich and poor.
[Use a dictionary to check your answers.]
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This is a good question. Here are two simple rules for using 'the' with country names. These rules are simple to remember and should help you in almost every case:
1. If the full country name includes the preposition 'of', you need to use 'the' (without a capital letter). For example, we say 'the Republic OF South Korea' and 'the United States (OF America)' (but not '*the America' because 'America' does not have 'of').
CHALLENGE: Can you think of any country names that seem to break this first rule?
2. If the country name is plural, you need to use 'the' (also without a capital letter). For instance, we say 'the Philippines' and 'the Netherlands' (but not '*the Holland' because 'Holland' is not a plural name).
CHALLENGE: Can you think of any country names that seem to break this second rule?
This is a good question. Here are two simple rules for using 'the' with country names. These rules are simple to remember and should help you in almost every case:
1. If the full country name includes the preposition 'of', you need to use 'the' (without a capital letter). For example, we say 'the Republic OF South Korea' and 'the United States (OF America)' (but not '*the America' because 'America' does not have 'of').
CHALLENGE: Can you think of any country names that seem to break this first rule?
2. If the country name is plural, you need to use 'the' (also without a capital letter). For instance, we say 'the Philippines' and 'the Netherlands' (but not '*the Holland' because 'Holland' is not a plural name).
CHALLENGE: Can you think of any country names that seem to break this second rule?
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