Collocation-III

   

Collocation-III

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 interesting collocations with examples.   

Sl. No.	Incorrect Version	Correct Version	Examples
1	Give attention to	Pay attention to	We must have kindness to pay attention to others’ sufferings.
2	Create a difference	Make a difference	Mohan has made a difference in solving a problem.
3	Get a cold	Catch a cold	In the monsoon season, children might catch a cold frequently.
4	Got inspired	Was inspired	Swami Vivekananda was inspired by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
5	Take a bath (American English)	Have a bath	My mother advised me to have a bath, when I reached home after playing kabaddi.

 

Practicing 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