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Collocationswith:

analyze,find,organize,explore,make,solve

Matchtheverbswiththenounstomakecommoncollocationsandthenmatchtheexpressionswitha
situation.

analyze adecision
aproblem
find
asolution
organize possibilities
amistake
explore
asituation
make alternatives
information
solve

Readthesentencesbelow.Decidewhatverbnouncollocationstheyareexamplesof.

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Ididsomethingreallystupidtheotherday,ItextedmyexwhenIwasreallydrunk.

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IknowyousaidyouwanttogotoNewYorkforourholidaythisyear,butitsjustsoexpensive,Imnotsurewecanafforditrightnow.
HowaboutNewZealandorAustraliainstead?Theyrebothalittlecloserandtheflightswouldntcostsomuch.

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Youknowyousaidtheprinterwasjammed?WellIopeneditandsawthattherewassomepaperjammedintheresoItookthepaper
outandnowitsworkingagain.

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Hmm...whatshouldIcookforlunchtomorrow...lasagne...astirfry...soup?No,Iknow!Imgoingtomakeacurry.

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Thecompanyhaslookedatallthedatafromthelastfiveyearsanditseemsthatalthoughpeoplearebuyingmorecoffeethanbefore,

salesofteahavebeensteadilydecreasing .

Writesomequestionsusingverbnouncollocationsandthenaskapartner.

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