Collocation-II

 

Collocation-II

Dear readers, in the previous post we discussed Collocations. By mastering collocation and its dynamic usage in daily conversation, we can enrich our language with a selective choice of words.  

Collocation means the pairing of particular words that commonly occur together. Let us discuss some of the exciting collocations with examples.   

Sl. No.	Incorrect Version	Correct Version	Examples
1	Get knowledge	Acquire knowledge	We must acquire knowledge of the history of our country.
2	Get famous	Become famous	M.S. Dhoni became famous for his helicopter shot.
3	High possibility	Strong possibility	There is a strong possibility of being selected for a job.
4	Strong skills	Great skills	Students should have great skills to achieve their dreams.
5	Invitation for a function	Invitation to a function	I am glad to invite you to my marriage.

 

Practising the collocations mentioned above will help us interact confidently in daily conversations. Let us continue with the lesson in the next post.

 

Author:

Dr. K. Nandhakumar

Assistant Professor of English

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Autonomous)

Coimbatore- 641 020

 

Reference:

Saumya Sharma. (2017). Common Errors in Everyday English