Collocations In Use Elementary 〈INSTANT〉

“Start with Collocations in Use Elementary . It will and make a difference .”

Emma smiled and pulled the blue book from her bag. “I learned that words have friends,” she said. “You have to use them together.” collocations in use elementary

One rainy Saturday, she walked into a small second-hand bookshop. On a dusty shelf, she found a blue book with a promising title: English Collocations in Use (Elementary) . “Start with Collocations in Use Elementary

She opened it. The introduction said: “A collocation is a pair or group of words that are often used together. For example, we say ‘heavy rain,’ not ‘strong rain.’” “You have to use them together

She learned that strong collocates with: coffee, wind, opinion, feeling. Powerful collocates with: computer, engine, nation, drug.

Her teacher smiled gently. “Actually, we say , not ‘do a mistake’.”

Emma felt frustrated. Why was English so tricky?