Collocations

[Red5]

One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss or lose an opportunity? Here is a series of collocation...

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Source: English as 2nd Language
English as 2nd Language

[RonBee]

Maybe we should start a collocations thread here. Hm?

make

• make a mistake
  make a mess
  make a mention of (something)
  make a left turn

:)

[shane]

Make a correction
Make an apology
Make friends
Make an appointment

:D

[RonBee]

Make up
Make amends
Make time
Make dinner
Make enemies
Make peace
Make war

:)

[RonBee]

take

• take a hike
  take a pill
  take a minute
  take over
  take up
  take down
  take an interest in
  take on

[CitySpeak]

One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss or lose an opportunity? Here is a series of collocation...

Read more...

Source: English as 2nd Language
English as 2nd Language

I heard someone say "They give a lot of value to their families."

Isn't "They place a lot of value on their families." more like how it would normally be said?

I think so.

give value to - or - place value on

[RonBee]

One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss or lose an opportunity? Here is a series of collocation...

Read more...

Source: English as 2nd Language
English as 2nd Language

I heard someone say "They give a lot of value to their families."

Isn't "They place a lot of value on their families." more like how it would normally be said?

I think so.

give value to - or - place value on

Yes, it should be place a lot of value on. I don't think the first one is even an English sentence.

[CitySpeak]

One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss or lose an opportunity? Here is a series of collocation...

Read more...

Source: English as 2nd Language
English as 2nd Language

I heard someone say "They give a lot of value to their families."

Isn't "They place a lot of value on their families." more like how it would normally be said?

I think so.

give value to - or - place value on

Yes, it should be place a lot of value on. I don't think the first one is even an English sentence.

That sentence was spoken by a German speaker. It is a grammatically correct sentence. Collocationally, it is wrong.

[RonBee]

Grammar isn't everything.

:P

[jwschang]

One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss or lose an opportunity? Here is a series of collocation...

Read more...
Source: English as 2nd Language
English as 2nd Language

I heard someone say "They give a lot of value to their families."
Isn't "They place a lot of value on their families." more like how it would normally be said?
I think so.
give value to - or - place value on

Yes, it should be place a lot of value on. I don't think the first one is even an English sentence.

That sentence was spoken by a German speaker. It is a grammatically correct sentence. Collocationally, it is wrong.

It sounds like suits-talk. Give value to your shareholders, give value to the meeting, add value to this and that....
I think the speaker perhaps didn't mean placing value but giving value. Strange-speak nevertheless, when family relationships take on business jargon. :wink: