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    The document outlines different parts of speech and how they can be combined, including verbs combined with nouns or adjectives, adverbs combined with verbs or adjectives, compound nouns, and prepositions used with nouns, verbs, or adjectives. It also provides examples of different patterns for expressing choices or preferences such as opt for, choose over, decide on, rather than, and instead of.

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    The document outlines different parts of speech and how they can be combined, including verbs combined with nouns or adjectives, adverbs combined with verbs or adjectives, compound nouns, and prepositions used with nouns, verbs, or adjectives. It also provides examples of different patterns for expressing choices or preferences such as opt for, choose over, decide on, rather than, and instead of.

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    The document outlines different parts of speech and how they can be combined, including verbs combined with nouns or adjectives, adverbs combined with verbs or adjectives, compound nouns, and prepositions used with nouns, verbs, or adjectives. It also provides examples of different patterns for expressing choices or preferences such as opt for, choose over, decide on, rather than, and instead of.

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    Verb + noun throw a party / accept responsibility

    Adjective + noun square meal / grim determination


    Verb + adjective + noun take vigorous exercise / make steady progress
    Adverb + verb strongly suggest / barely see
    Adverb + adjective utterly amazed / completely useless
    Adverb + adjective + noun totally unacceptable behaviour
    Adjective + preposition guilty of / blamed for / happy about
    Noun + noun (compound nouns) pay packet / window frame

    study (N) of(P)


    revealed(V)
    challenges (N) to (P) (conventional wisdom)
    express (V) a desire (N)
    ultimate (Adj) dream (N)
    opt (V) for (P) (phrasal V)
    on (P) the premises (N)
    choose (V) (N + over (P) +N)

    enquiry into
    issues with/of
    questions of
    tests
    choose Direct object (without preposition)
    select
    decide on+ direct object
    rather than
    instead of

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