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Examples
Extremely tired,
An adverb highly
Adverb + modifying an recommended,
Adjective adjective surprisingly cold
3. Noun + noun
There are a lot of collocations with the pattern a … of …
☛As Max read the lies about him, he felt a surge of anger. [literary: a sudden angry feeling] ☛Every
parent feels a sense of pride when their child does well or wins something.
☛I felt a pang of nostalgia when I saw the old photos of the village where I grew up.
to
prepare
or
Make organize The school can make
Arrangem somethin arrangements for pupils
ents For g with special needs.
to alter or
Make a modify The new manager is
Change / somethin planning
Changes g to make some changes.
to select
or decide She had to make a
Make a between choice between her career
Choice options and her family.
to
express
Make a an
Comment opinion Would anyone like
/ or give to make any comments o
Comments feedback n the talk?
to give or
add
somethin
Make a g that is She made a
Contributi useful or useful contribution to the
on To helpful discussion.
n or
resolve me.
to try
hard or He is really making an
Make an exert effort with his maths this
Effort oneself term.
to
provide a
reason or
justificati
on for not
doing I’m too tired to go out
Make an somethin tonight. Let’s make an
Excuse g excuse and stay at home.
to form
social
relationsh
ips or
connectio
Make ns with She is very good
Friends others at making friends.
to
enhance
Make an or better Repainting the room has
Improvem somethin really made an
ent g improvement.
to do
somethin
g
wrongly
or
Make a incorrectl They’ve made a
Mistake y mistake in our bill.
over the
phone
to
advance
or
improve
in a Holly
Make particular is making progress with
Progress area all her schoolwork.
Conduct
investigatio
ns to gain
knowledge I’m doing research for
Do or my project on renewable
research information energy.
Complete
assigned
Do work I need
homewor outside of to do my homework bef
k class ore watching the movie.
Physical
activity to
maintain or
improve I usually do
Do physical exercise every morning
exercise fitness before breakfast.
Collocati
on Meaning Example
Deal fairly
or act in
accordance
with what is
right or The court needs
Do justice lawful to do justice in this case.
Succeed or
perform She’s doing well in her
exceptionall studies and has already
Do well y received several awards.
Act
unethically
or in a
manner that I can’t believe
is harmful he did something
Do wrong or unjust so wrong.
Offer help
or
Do a assistance Can you do me a
favor to someone favor please?
Perform a
task or
complete a He’s a skilled person and
piece of can do any job with
Do a job work ease.
Complete a
specific I need to do the
piece of task assigned to me
Do a task work before tomorrow.
from a
sample of
people