She opened it. The introduction said: “A collocation is a pair or group of words that are often used together. For example, we say ‘heavy rain,’ not ‘strong rain.’”
She learned that strong collocates with: coffee, wind, opinion, feeling. Powerful collocates with: computer, engine, nation, drug. collocations in use elementary
Emma smiled and pulled the blue book from her bag. “I learned that words have friends,” she said. “You have to use them together.” She opened it
Her teacher smiled gently. “Actually, we say , not ‘do a mistake’.” we say ‘heavy rain
“I have a opinion about coffee,” she joked. “This book is a powerful tool!”
And it did.